Edgar Filing: SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC

Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 0-10674

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pennsylvania

23-2201716

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


26 North Cedar St., Lititz, Pennsylvania		17543
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (717) 626-4721

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer x Accelerated Filer ¨ Non-Accelerated Filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ¨ No x

As of October 31, 2006, there were 51,833,827 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding, par value $2.00 per share.

SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets – as of September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited), and December 31, 2005	3

	Consolidated Statements of Income – for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)	4

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)	5

	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)	7

	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	8

Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20

Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	31

Item 4	Controls and Procedures	42

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1	Legal Proceedings	43

Item 1A	Risk Factors	43

Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	43

Item 3	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	43

Item 4	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	43

Item 5	Other Information	43

Item 6	Exhibits	43

SIGNATURES		44

EXHIBIT INDEX		45

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	September 30 2006			December 31 2005			September 30 2005
	(in thousands, except share data)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	186,485		$	196,557		$	185,623
Unrestricted short-term investments		41,238			69,948			44,086

Cash and cash equivalents		227,723			266,505			229,709
Restricted short-term investments		33,666			26,336			27,379
Securities available for sale		1,303,362			1,147,862			1,161,576
Securities held to maturity (fair values approximate $6,199; $6,399; and $6,467)		6,199			6,399			6,467
Loans and leases, net of unearned income		5,517,513			5,218,659			5,334,008
Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses		61,142			53,714			53,232

Net loans and leases		5,456,371			5,164,945			5,280,776

Premises and equipment, net		106,379			88,058			88,988
Foreclosed assets		2,085			2,620			3,417
Accrued income receivable		30,055			24,223			23,830
Bank-owned life insurance		261,879			257,289			255,120
Goodwill		335,005			242,718			242,718
Intangible assets with finite lives		20,011			11,574			12,149
Investment in and receivables from unconsolidated entities		128,009			104,069			103,310
Other assets		172,119			123,409			104,528

	$	8,082,863		$	7,466,007		$	7,539,967

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Deposits:
Demand	$	961,573		$	918,854		$	900,715
Interest-bearing demand		1,855,802			1,774,759			1,774,273
Savings		497,188			458,906			481,778
Time		1,604,560			1,381,959			1,362,494
Time of $100 or more		914,087			774,709			779,128

Total deposits		5,833,210			5,309,187			5,298,388
Short-term borrowings		346,898			307,523			374,123
FHLB borrowings		491,630			668,666			718,257
Long-term debt		150,038			150,000			150,000
Junior subordinated debentures		72,381			22,777			22,905
Accrued interest, taxes, and expenses payable		81,388			49,836			73,430
Deferred taxes		125,828			131,789			103,887
Other liabilities		52,801			45,759			31,334

Total liabilities		7,154,174			6,685,537			6,772,324

Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $2.00 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; Issued: 51,829,972 at September 30, 2006; 46,853,193 at December 31, 2005; and 46,809,572 at September 30, 2005		103,660			93,706			93,619
Additional paid-in capital		340,523			231,085			230,221
Retained earnings		497,469			471,290			454,833
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes of $(7,010); $(8,406); and $(5,939), respectively		(12,963	)		(15,611	)		(11,030	)

Total shareholders’ equity		928,689			780,470			767,643

	$	8,082,863		$	7,466,007		$	7,539,967

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2006		2005		2006		2005
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Interest Income:
Loans and leases, including fees	$	108,924	$	87,747	$	301,084	$	249,065
Securities:
Taxable		12,758		9,898		36,154		31,169
Tax-exempt		191		206		556		1,020
Dividends		951		587		2,701		1,924
Short-term investments		966		500		2,551		1,186

Total interest income		123,790		98,938		343,046		284,364

Interest Expense:
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand		13,780		7,961		36,640		19,157
Savings		1,548		538		3,494		1,704
Time		26,981		16,636		71,295		45,953
Short-term borrowings		4,267		2,814		9,955		6,949
FHLB borrowings		6,811		7,815		19,824		22,805
Long-term debt		3,272		2,468		8,860		7,776

Total interest expense		56,659		38,232		150,068		104,344

Net interest income		67,131		60,706		192,978		180,020
Provision for loan and lease losses		2,241		3,215		6,191		8,445

Net interest income, after provision for loan and lease losses		64,890		57,491		186,787		171,575

Noninterest Income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		7,610		5,574		19,258		15,866
Vehicle origination, servicing, and securitization fees		5,209		4,444		14,365		12,276
Asset management fees		4,370		4,505		13,771		13,331
Income from fiduciary-related activities		1,543		1,495		4,568		4,441
Commissions on brokerage, life insurance, and annuity sales		1,025		1,019		3,271		3,278
Commissions on property and casualty insurance sales		2,432		2,372		9,541		8,327
Income from bank-owned life insurance		2,551		2,349		7,335		6,876
Net gain on sale of loans and leases		9,095		1,104		14,402		5,674
Net gain on sale of bank branches		0		0		0		638
Net gain on securities		90		807		5		4,188
Other		5,155		3,507		14,493		10,475

Total noninterest income		39,080		27,176		101,009		85,370

Noninterest Expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits		33,166		27,444		95,671		83,914
Occupancy		5,378		4,574		15,662		14,194
Furniture and equipment		2,822		2,534		8,128		7,523
Amortization of intangible assets		630		386		1,601		1,140
Vehicle residual value		941		2,477		2,763		7,727
Vehicle delivery and preparation		3,032		3,249		8,079		9,697
Other		20,882		17,884		64,300		56,470

Total noninterest expenses		66,851		58,548		196,204		180,665

Income before income taxes		37,119		26,119		91,592		76,280
Provision for income taxes		11,878		8,358		29,309		24,410

Net Income	$	25,241	$	17,761	$	62,283	$	51,870

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.49	$	0.38	$	1.25	$	1.11
Diluted	$	0.49	$	0.38	$	1.25	$	1.11
Cash dividends	$	0.24	$	0.23	$	0.72	$	0.69
Average shares outstanding:
Basic		51,803		46,763		49,809		46,676
Diluted		51,926		46,988		49,949		46,896

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


(Dollars in thousands)
Nine months ended September 30,	2006			2005
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	62,283		$	51,870
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion		13,568			14,376
Provision for loan and lease losses		6,191			8,445
Realized gain on sales of available-for-sale securities, net		(5	)		(4,188	)
Deferred income taxes		(1,618	)		(5,858	)
Gain on sale of loans and leases		(14,402	)		(5,674	)
Gain on sale of other real estate owned		(59	)		(172	)
Gain on sale of branch		0			(638	)
Mortgage loans originated for sale		(68,240	)		(112,654	)
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans originated for sale		70,252			111,037
Loans and leases originated for sale, net of payments received		(267,976	)		(279,921	)
Net proceeds from sale of loans and leases originated for sale		339,420			5,218
Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance		(7,335	)		(6,876	)
Increase in accrued interest receivable		(3,631	)		(2,169	)
Increase in accrued interest payable		4,818			3,486
Increase in accrued expenses and taxes payable		25,103			28,719
Other, net		(51,974	)		(29,836	)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		106,395			(224,835	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Net increase in restricted short-term investments		(7,330	)		(189	)
Activity in available-for-sale securities:
Sales		127,564			175,025
Maturities, repayments and calls		77,013			202,170
Purchases		(299,554	)		(313,729	)
Net proceeds from sale of loans and leases in banks’ portfolios		312,870			318,350
Net increase in loans and leases		(233,841	)		(127,769	)
Cash flows received from retained interests		21,582			12,990
Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance		2,745			0
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired		(15,379	)		(3,412	)
Additions to premises and equipment		(10,221	)		(11,953	)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(24,551	)		251,483

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		(1,104	)		175,438
Sale of branch, net of premium received		0			(6,861	)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings		39,375			(46,745	)
Net decrease in FHLB borrowings		(177,036	)		(32,963	)
Repayment of long-term debt		0			(50,000	)
Proceeds from issuance of junior subordinated debentures		50,000			0
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		3,849			4,270
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options		394			0
Cash dividends paid		(36,104	)		(32,196	)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(120,626	)		10,943

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)


Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(38,782	)		37,591
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		266,505			192,118

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30	$	227,723		$	229,709

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest on deposits and borrowings	$	145,250		$	100,858
Income tax payments	$	10,283		$	3,359
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing Activities
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans	$	1,905		$	4,643
Interests retained in securitizations	$	54,190		$	48,920
Leases acquired in clean-up call	$	12,284		$	0
Acquisition of Minotola National Bank:
Common stock issued	$	115,149		$	0
Fair value of assets acquired (noncash)	$	653,339		$	0
Liabilities assumed	$	522,811		$	0

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)


	Shares of Common Stock	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total
Balance at January 1, 2005	46,592,930	$	93,186	$	226,384	$	435,159		$	(3,035	)	$	751,694

Comprehensive income:
Net income							51,870						51,870
Change in unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of tax effect and reclassification adjustment										(9,442	)		(9,442	)
Change in unrealized loss on recorded interests in securitized assets, net of tax effect										626			626
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax effect										821			821

Total comprehensive income													43,875

Common stock issued under employee benefit plans (including related tax benefit of $599)	195,630		391		3,411								3,802
Common stock issued under contingent earnings agreement	21,012		42		426								468
Cash dividends declared ($0.69 per share)							(32,196	)					(32,196	)

Balance at September 30, 2005	46,809,572	$	93,619	$	230,221	$	454,833		$	(11,030	)	$	767,643

Balance at January 1, 2006	46,853,193	$	93,706	$	231,085	$	471,290		$	(15,611	)	$	780,470
Comprehensive income:
Net income							62,283						62,283
Change in unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of tax effect and reclassification adjustment										2,541			2,541
Change in unrealized gain on recorded interests in securitized assets, net of tax effect										1,640			1,640
Change in unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax effect and reclassification adjustment of $940										(1,533	)		(1,533	)

Total comprehensive income													64,931

Common stock issued in acquisition	4,797,870		9,596		105,553								115,149
Common stock issued under employee benefit plans (including related tax benefit of $394)	178,909		358		3,885								4,243
Cash dividends declared ($0.72 per share)							(36,104	)					(36,104	)

Balance at September 30, 2006	51,829,972	$	103,660	$	340,523	$	497,469		$	(12,963	)	$	928,689

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

NOTE 1. Accounting Policies

The information contained in this report is unaudited and is subject to year-end adjustments. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period classifications. The adjustments had no effect on gross revenues, gross expenses or net income. In the opinion of management, the information reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of results for the periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.

The accounting policies of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries, as applied in the consolidated interim financial statements presented herein, are substantially the same as those followed on an annual basis as presented on pages 71 through 80 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.” Statement 158 requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement of financial position an asset for a plan’s overfunded status or a liability for a plan’s underfunded status; (b) measure a plan’s assets and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year; and (c) recognize changes in the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan in the year in which the changes occur. Those changes will be reported in comprehensive income. The requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and the disclosure requirements are effective as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. Susquehanna is evaluating the impact of this requirement on its results of operations and financial condition. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. Susquehanna currently measures plan assets and benefit obligations as of the end of its fiscal year.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” Statement 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. While Statement 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, the application of this Statement will change current practice for some entities. Statement 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Susquehanna is evaluating the impact of Statement 157 on its results of operations and financial condition.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Tax Positions.” This interpretation clarifies the application of FAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” by establishing a threshold condition that a tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in the financial statements. FASB Interpretation No. 48 also provides guidance concerning measurement, derecognition, classification, and disclosure of tax positions and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. Susquehanna is evaluating the impact of Interpretation No. 48 on its results of operations and financial condition.

In March 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets.” Statement 156, which is an amendment to FAS No. 140, simplifies the accounting for servicing assets and liabilities, such as those common with mortgage securitization activities. The new Standard clarifies when an obligation to service financial assets should be separately recognized as a servicing asset or a servicing liability; requires that a separately recognized servicing asset or servicing liability be initially measured at fair value, if practicable; and permits an entity with a separately recognized servicing asset or servicing liability to choose either the Amortization Method or Fair Value Method for subsequent measurement. Statement No. 156 is effective for separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, with early adoption permitted. Adoption of this statement is not expected to have a material effect on results of operations or financial condition.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Instruments,” which is an amendment of Statements No. 133 and 140. Statement No. 155 allows financial instruments that have embedded derivatives to be accounted for as a whole (eliminating the need to bifurcate the derivative from its host) if the holder elects to account for the whole instrument on a fair value basis. The statement also clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirements of Statement No. 133; establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation; clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives; and amends Statement No. 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special-purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. Statement No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. Susquehanna is evaluating the impact of FAS No. 155 on its results of operations and financial condition.

In November 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for the Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards,” to provide an alternative transition method for accounting for the tax effects of share-based payment awards to employees. This method comprises (a) a computational component that establishes a beginning balance of the additional-paid-in-capital pool related to employee compensation: and (b) a simplified method to determine the subsequent impact on the pool of employee awards that are fully vested and outstanding upon adoption of FAS No. 123(R). The guidance in the FSP was effective November 10, 2005. Susquehanna adopted FAS No. 123(R) using modified prospective application and has calculated its pool of windfall tax benefits in accordance with the guidance in FAS No. 123(R).

NOTE 2. Acquisitions

Minotola

National Bank

On April 21, 2006, Susquehanna acquired Minotola National Bank in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $172,000. The acquisition of Minotola, with total assets of $607,000 and fourteen branch locations, provides Susquehanna with an opportunity to expand its franchise into high-growth markets in southern New Jersey. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method, and all transactions since that date are included in Susquehanna’s consolidated financial statements.

As part of the Minotola acquisition, Susquehanna recorded a $5,514 addition to the allowance for loan and lease losses. Susquehanna evaluated Minotola’s loan portfolio at the time of acquisition and did not identify any impaired loans as defined in Statement of Position 03-3, “Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer” and FAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan.” Therefore, as required by FAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” Susquehanna recorded Minotola’s loan portfolio at present value, determined at the then current interest rates, net of the allowance for loan and lease losses in accordance with management’s evaluation of FAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies.”

The acquisition of Minotola is considered immaterial for purposes of the disclosures required by FAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.”

Brandywine Benefits Corporation and Rockford Pensions, LLC

On February 1, 2005, Susquehanna acquired Brandywine Benefits Corporation and Rockford Pensions, LLC (collectively “Brandywine”) located in Wilmington, Delaware. Brandywine is a financial planning, consulting and administration firm specializing in retirement benefit plans for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Brandywine Benefits Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brandywine Benefits Corp., LLC, which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of VFAM.

The acquisition of Brandywine is considered immaterial for purposes of the disclosures required by FAS No. 141.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

NOTE 3. Investment Securities

The amortized costs and fair values of securities were as follows:


	September 30, 2006				December 31, 2005
	Amortized cost		Fair value		Amortized cost		Fair value
Available-for-sale:
U.S. Government agencies	$	532,149	$	527,879	$	405,098	$	399,039
State & municipal		14,117		14,055		11,803		11,771
Mortgage-backed		632,568		614,047		623,347		602,564
Other debt securities		72,288		72,151		64,262		64,139
Equities		75,317		75,230		70,338		70,349

		1,326,439		1,303,362		1,174,848		1,147,862
Held-to-maturity:
State & municipal		6,199		6,199		6,399		6,399

Total investment securities	$	1,332,638	$	1,309,561	$	1,181,247	$	1,154,261

NOTE 4. Loans and Leases

Loans and leases, net of unearned income, were as follows:


	September 30, 2006			December 31, 2005
	September 30, 2006			December 31, 2005
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	944,411		$	832,695
Real estate - construction		1,082,726			934,601
Real estate secured - residential		1,142,880			1,355,513
Real estate secured - commercial		1,577,435			1,257,860
Consumer		316,294			319,925
Leases		453,767			518,065

Total loans and leases	$	5,517,513		$	5,218,659

Leases held for sale (included in “Leases,” above)	$	198,067		$	340,572
Home equity line of credit loans held for sale (included in “Real estate secured - residential,” above)	$	17,808		$	0

The net investment in direct financing leases was as follows:

Minimum lease payments receivable	$	368,037		$	321,798
Estimated residual value of leases		147,323			259,462
Unearned income under lease contracts		(61,593	)		(63,195	)

Total leases	$	453,767		$	518,065


An analysis of impaired loans, as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, is as follows:

Impaired loans without a related reserve	$	8,537		$	1,731
Impaired loans with a reserve		1,396			2,066

Total impaired loans	$	9,933		$	3,797

Reserve for impaired loans	$	841		$	1,312


An analysis of impaired loans, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2006			2005
Average balance of impaired loans	$	9,232		$	4,566
Interest income on impaired loans (cash-basis)		52			40

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2006			2005
Average balance of impaired loans	$	8,382		$	4,756
Interest income on impaired loans (cash-basis)		649			113

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

NOTE 5. Borrowings

Short-term borrowings were as follows:


	September 30, 2006		December 31, 2005
	September 30, 2006		December 31, 2005
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	$	288,997	$	206,502
Federal funds purchased		56,000		96,200
Treasury tax and loan notes		1,901		4,821

Total short-term borrowings	$	346,898	$	307,523


Long-term debt was as follows:

Subordinated notes due November, 2012	$	75,000	$	75,000
Subordinated notes due May, 2014		75,000		75,000
Other		38		0
Junior subordinated notes callable 2007		22,381		22,777
Junior subordinated notes callable 2011		50,000		0

Total long-term debt	$	222,419	$	172,777

On April 19, 2006, Susquehanna completed a private placement to an institutional investor of $50,000 of fixed/floating rate trust preferred securities, through a newly formed Delaware trust affiliate, Susquehanna TP Trust 2006-1. The trust preferred securities mature in June 2036, are redeemable at Susquehanna’s option beginning after five years, and bear interest initially at a rate of 6.392% per annum through the interest payment date in June 2011 and, after the interest payment date in June 2011, at a rate per annum equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 1.33%. The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the Trust to purchase Susquehanna’s fixed/floating rate junior subordinated notes. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes was used to finance the acquisition of Minotola National Bank.

NOTE 6. Earnings per Share

The following tables set forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.


	For the three months ended September 30
	2006					2005
	Income		Shares	Per Share Amount		Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic Earnings per Share:
Income available to common shareholders	$	25,241	51,803	$	0.49	$	17,761	46,763	$	0.38

Effect of Diluted Securities:
Stock options and restricted shares outstanding			123					225


Diluted Earnings per Share:
Income available to common shareholders and assuming conversion	$	25,241	51,926	$	0.49	$	17,761	46,988	$	0.38


For the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, average options to purchase 997 and 7 shares, respectively, were outstanding but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options’ common stock equivalents under FAS No. 123(R) were antidilutive.

	For the nine months ended September 30
	2006					2005
	Income		Shares	Per Share Amount		Income		Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic Earnings per Share:
Income available to common shareholders	$	62,283	49,809	$	1.25	$	51,870	46,676	$	1.11

Effect of Diluted Securities:
Stock options and restricted shares outstanding			140					220


Diluted Earnings per Share:
Income available to common shareholders and assuming conversion	$	62,283	49,949	$	1.25	$	51,870	46,896	$	1.11

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, average options to purchase 997 and 503 shares, respectively, were outstanding but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the options’ common stock equivalents under FAS No. 123(R) were antidilutive.

NOTE 7. Share-Based Compensation

On January 1, 2006, Susquehanna adopted FAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” As a result, compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions is now recognized in Susquehanna’s financial statements using modified prospective application. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, share-based compensation expense totaling $139 has been included in salaries and employee benefits expense in the Consolidated Statement of Income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, share-based compensation expense totaling $846 has been included in salaries and employee benefits expense. Included in the $846, is $313 attributable to grants in 2006 to “retirement eligible” individuals.

Prior to adopting FAS No. 123(R), Susquehanna’s stock-based compensation was accounted for using the intrinsic value method set forth in the now-superseded APB Opinion 25. Under APB 25, no compensation expense was recognized. Pursuant to the disclosure requirements of FAS No. 123(R), pro forma net income and earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 are presented in the following table as if compensation cost for stock options was determined under the fair value method and recognized as expense over the options’ vesting periods. On March 1, 2005, options to purchase 151 shares of common stock were granted to employees and directors for past service. The fair value of the options on the date of grant was $4.35, and the options vested immediately.


	For the three months ended September 30 2005		For the nine months ended September 30 2005
Net income, as reported	$	17,761	$	51,870

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects		213		1,097

Pro forma net income	$	17,548	$	50,773

Earnings per share:
Basic - as reported	$	0.38	$	1.11
Basic - pro forma	$	0.38	$	1.09

Diluted - as reported	$	0.38	$	1.11
Diluted - pro forma	$	0.37	$	1.08

Susquehanna followed the nominal vesting period approach to recognize pro forma expense for “retirement eligible” employees, rather than the “non-substantive vesting period approach.” Current guidance states that companies that have followed the nominal vesting period approach must continue following that approach for the remaining portion of unvested outstanding awards granted prior to the adoption of FAS No. 123(R) and, upon adoption of FAS No. 123(R), apply the non-substantive vesting period approach to new grants that include retirement eligibility provisions. Susquehanna believes that the impact of applying the nominal vesting period approach rather than the non-substantive vesting period approach is immaterial.

Susquehanna implemented an Equity Compensation Plan (“Compensation Plan”) in 1996 under which Susquehanna may grant options to its employees and directors for up to 2,462.5 shares of common stock. Under the Compensation Plan, the exercise price of each nonqualified option equals the market price of the company’s stock on the date of grant, and an option’s maximum term is ten years. Options are granted upon approval of the Board of Directors and typically vest one-third at the end of years three, four and five. The option prices range from a low of $13.00 to a high of $25.47. This Compensation Plan expires in 2006.

In May 2005, Susquehanna’s shareholders approved the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (“the 2005 Plan”). Subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, the 2005 Plan authorized up to 2,000 shares of common stock for issuance. Incentives under the 2005 Plan consist of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock options, restricted stock grants, restricted stock unit grants, and stock appreciation rights. The exercise price of any stock option granted under the 2005 Plan will be the fair market value of such stock on the date that option is granted, and the exercise period may not exceed ten years. Options typically will vest one-third at the end of years three, four and five.

On December 16, 1998, Susquehanna acquired Cardinal Bancorp, Inc. (“Cardinal”), a Pennsylvania bank holding company. Cardinal, prior to the merger with Susquehanna, had issued 135.1 Stock Purchase Options to the members of Cardinal’s board of directors. Susquehanna succeeded Cardinal as a party to the options as a result of the merger. The option prices ranged from a low of $6.483 to a high of $10.25.

On December 14, 2005, the Board of Directors of Susquehanna approved the accelerated vesting, effective as of December 15, 2005, of all unvested stock options granted to employees and directors in 2002 and 2004. The decision to accelerate the vesting of these options was made primarily to reduce non-cash compensation expense that would have been recorded in Susquehanna’s income statement in future periods as a result of the adoption of FAS No. 123(R) in January 2006.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton model, with the assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of Susquehanna stock, based on the monthly high stock price over the past six years. The expected term of options granted is based upon historical exercise behavior of all employees and directors. The risk-free rate is based on zero coupon treasury rates in effect on the grant date of the options.


	2006		2005		2004
Volatility	21.44	%	20.60	%	21.37	%
Expected dividend yield	3.80	%	3.80	%	3.60	%
Expected term (in years)	6		7		7
Risk-free rate	4.30	%	4.28	%	3.65	%

A summary of option activity under the Plans as of September 30, 2006, is presented below:


	Options	Weighted- average Exercise Price		Weighted- average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2006	1,697	$	20.77
Granted	278		24.33
Forfeited	54		22.30
Exercised	136		16.21

Outstanding at September 30, 2006	1,785	$	21.63	5.5	$	5,019

Exercisable at September 30, 2006	1,359	$	21.00	4.6	$	4,672

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the years 2006, 2005, and 2004 was $4.24, $4.35, and $4.38, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during 2006 and the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, was $1,132, $1,848, and $2,957, respectively.

A summary of the status of Susquehanna’s nonvested shares as of September 30, 2006, and changes during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006 is presented below:


	Shares	Weighted- average Grant-date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 2006	330	$	3.89
Granted	278		4.24
Vested	157		3.93
Forfeited	25		3.97

Nonvested at September 30, 2006	426	$	4.10

As of September 30, 2006, there was $1,199 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized through 2011.

NOTE 8. Benefit Plans

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost


	Three months ended September 30
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2006			2005			2006		2005
Service cost	$	1,102		$	981		$	111	$	94
Interest cost		1,126			891			113		75
Expected return on plan assets		(1,573	)		(1,327	)		0		0
Amortization of prior service cost		21			(15	)		23		12
Amortization of transition obligation (asset)		(17	)		(17	)		28		29
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) or loss		239			90			11		(12	)

Net periodic benefit cost	$	898		$	603		$	286	$	198

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)


	Nine months ended September 30
	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
	2006			2005			2006		2005
Service cost	$	3,080		$	2,661		$	313	$	266
Interest cost		3,282			2,875			328		261
Expected return on plan assets		(4,579	)		(3,981	)		0		0
Amortization of prior service cost		63			(43	)		55		36
Amortization of transition obligation (asset)		(51	)		(51	)		84		85
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) or loss		717			530			33		0

Net periodic benefit cost	$	2,512		$	1,991		$	813	$	648

Employer Contributions

Susquehanna previously disclosed in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005, that it expected to contribute $117 to its pension plan and $247 to its other postretirement benefit plan in 2006. As of September 30, 2006, $90 of contributions have been made to its pension plans, and $219 of contributions have been made to its other postretirement benefit plan. Susquehanna anticipates contributing an additional $27 to fund its pension plan in 2006 for a total of $117, and $29 to its other postretirement benefit plan for a total of $247.

NOTE 9. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, is as follows:


Balance as of January 1, 2006	$	242,718

Additional goodwill related to contingent earn-out agreement associated with the Brandywine acquisition		1,086
Goodwill related to the Minotola acquisition		91,201

Balance at September 30, 2006	$	335,005

The change in the carrying amount of other intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, is as follows:


	Total			Core Deposit Intangibles			Customer Lists			Favorable Lease Adjustments
Gross carrying amount as of January 1, 2006	$	16,603		$	13,991		$	2,219		$	393
Accumulated amortization		(5,029	)		(4,556	)		(185	)		(288	)

		11,574			9,435			2,034			105
Core deposit intangible related to the Minotola acquisition		10,053			10,053
Amortization expense through September 30, 2006		(1,601	)		(1,439	)		(114	)		(48	)
Other adjustments		(15	)					(15	)

Balance at September 30, 2006	$	20,011		$	18,049		$	1,905		$	57

NOTE 10. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Beginning in April 2006, Susquehanna entered into amortizing interest rate swaps with an aggregate total of $159,277. For purposes of Susquehanna’s consolidated financial statements, the entire notional amount of the swaps is designated as a cash flow hedge of expected future cash flows associated with the forecasted sale of auto leases. These transactions are subject to FAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” At September 30, 2006, the unrealized loss, net of taxes, recorded in other comprehensive income was $556.

On March 16, 2005, Susquehanna entered into a $219,836 amortizing interest rate swap; and subsequently, Susquehanna entered into three incremental swaps totaling $109,791. For purposes of Susquehanna’s consolidated financial statements, the $329,627 amortizing interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges of expected future cash flows associated with a forecasted sale of auto leases. This transaction was subject to FAS No. 133 (as amended), “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” On March 14, 2006, the swaps were terminated, and Susquehanna received payment of $2,688 from the swap counterparty. On March 22, 2006, the forecasted sale of auto leases occurred, and the $940 reported in accumulated other comprehensive income at December 31, 2005 was reclassified to gain on sale of loans and leases.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

In June 2005, Susquehanna entered into two $25,000 interest rate swaps to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on $50,000 of variable-rate debt. The risk management objective with respect to these interest rate swaps is to hedge the risk of changes in cash flow attributable to changes in the LIBOR swap rate. At September 30, 2006, the unrealized gain, net of taxes, recorded in other comprehensive income was $780.

Prospective effectiveness evaluations are performed by qualitatively assessing that the critical terms of the swaps and hedged transactions still match, and a review of the credit quality of the swap counterparty is periodically performed to evaluate whether it is probable that the swap counterparty will not default. At September 30, 2006, the hedges were assessed as effective.

The following table summarizes our derivative financial instruments at September 30, 2006:


Notional Amount		Fair Value			Variable Rate	Fixed Rate
$	159,277	$	(855	)	One-month LIBOR	5.043% to 5.571	%
	25,000		458		Three-month LIBOR	3.935	%
	25,000		742		Three-month LIBOR	4.083	%

$	209,277	$	345

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

Note 11. Securitization Activity

Since 2001, Susquehanna has sold the beneficial interests in automobile leases in securitization transactions. Beginning in 2005, Susquehanna entered into term securitization transactions in which it has sold portfolios of home equity loans. All of these transactions have been accounted for as sales under FAS No. 140, and Susquehanna retained servicing responsibilities and subordinated interests. Susquehanna receives annual servicing fees and rights to future cash flows remaining after the investors have received the return for which they contracted. Susquehanna enters into securitization transactions primarily to achieve low-cost funding for the growth of its loan and lease portfolios and to manage capital. The investors and the securitization trusts have no recourse to Susquehanna’s other assets, except retained interests, for failure of debtors to pay when due. Susquehanna’s retained interests are subordinate to investors’ interests. Their value is subject to credit, prepayment, and interest-rate risks on the transferred assets.

Automobile Leases

2006 Transaction

In March 2006, Susquehanna securitized $356,140 of closed-end motor vehicle leases, and recorded a pre-tax gain of $1,937 (which includes a gain recognized on the associated cash-flow hedge) in noninterest income. Retained interests in the securitization totaled $53,953 and included $10,482 in subordinated notes, $42,812 in equity certificates of the securitization trust, and a $659 interest-only strip. The initial carrying values of these retained interests were determined by allocating the carrying value among the assets sold and retained based on their relative fair values at the date of sale. The initial carrying value of the interest-only strip was estimated at the date of sale by discounting projected future cash flows. Susquehanna has retained the right to service the leases; however, no servicing asset or liability was recognized because expected servicing costs are approximately equal to expected servicing fee income, which approximates market value. Transaction costs associated with this securitization were included as a component of gain on sale. The subordinated notes retained in the transaction, which do not bear interest, have been rated by independent rating agencies. Their final maturity date is February 14, 2012.

2005 Transaction

In March 2005, Susquehanna securitized $366,816 of closed-end motor vehicle leases, and recorded a pre-tax gain of $2,846 (which includes a gain recognized on the associated cash-flow hedge) in noninterest income. Retained interests in the securitization totaled $39,709 and included $11,070 in subordinated notes, $26,326 in equity certificates of the securitization trust, and a $2,313 interest-only strip. The initial carrying values of these retained interests were determined by by allocating the carrying value among the assets sold and retained based on their relative fair values at the date of sale. The initial carrying value of the interest-only strip was estimated at the date of sale by discounting projected future cash flows. Susquehanna has retained the right to service the leases; however, no servicing asset or liability was recognized because expected servicing costs are approximately equal to expected servicing fee income, which approximates market value. Transaction costs associated with this securitization were included as a component of gain on sale. The subordinated notes retained in the transaction, which do not bear interest, have been rated by independent rating agencies. Their final maturity date is January 3, 2011.

2004 Revolving Transaction

In September 2004, Susquehanna entered into a revolving securitization transaction of closed-end motor vehicle leases, and recorded a pre-tax gain of $586 in noninterest income. Interests initially retained in the securitization totaled $19,027 and included equity certificates of the securitization trust and an interest-only strip. The initial carrying values of these retained interests were determined by allocating the carrying value among the assets sold and retained based on their relative fair values at the date of sale. The initial carrying value of the interest-only strip was estimated at the date of sale by discounting projected future cash flows. Susquehanna has retained the right to service the leases; however, no servicing asset or liability was recognized because expected servicing costs are approximately equal to expected servicing fee income, which approximates market value. Transaction costs associated with this securitization were included as a component of gain on sale.

2003 Transaction

In July 2003, Susquehanna securitized $239,500 of closed-end motor vehicle leases, and recorded a pre-tax gain of $12,000 in noninterest income. Retained interests in the securitization totaled $27,630 and included $9,043 in equity certificates of the securitization trust, $6,587 in subordinated notes, and an interest- only strip. The initial carrying values of these retained interests were determined by allocating the carrying value among the assets sold and retained based on their relative fair values at the date of sale. The initial carrying value of the interest-only strip was estimated at the date of sale by discounting projected future cash flows. Susquehanna has retained the right to service the leases; however, no servicing asset or liability was recognized because expected servicing costs are approximately equal to expected servicing fee income, which approximates market value. Transaction costs associated with this securitization were included as a component of gain on sale. The subordinated notes retained in the transaction, which do not bear interest, had a final maturity date of November 14, 2008.

In the third quarter of 2006, Susquehanna, as servicer, issued a clean-up call for this securitization and recorded $12,284 in lease receivables.

2002 Revolving Transaction

In August 2002, Susquehanna entered into a revolving securitization transaction of closed-end motor vehicle leases and recorded a pre-tax gain of $5,180 in noninterest income. Retained interests in the securitization totaled $25,640 and included equity certificates of the securitization trust and an interest-only strip. The initial carrying values of these retained interests were determined by allocating the carrying value among the assets sold and retained based on their relative fair values at the date of sale. The initial carrying value of the interest-only strip was estimated at the date of sale by discounting projected future cash flows. Susquehanna has retained the right to service the leases; however, no servicing asset or liability was recognized because expected servicing costs are approximately equal to expected servicing fee income, which approximates market value. Transaction costs associated with this securitization were included as a component of gain on sale.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

Home Equity Loans

2006 Transaction

In September 2006, Susquehanna securitized $349,403 of fixed-rate home mortgage loans and variable-rate line of credit loans and recorded a pre-tax gain of $8,225 in noninterest income. Retained interests in the securitization totaled $21,244 and included $2,745 in subordinated notes, and $18,499 in interest-only strips. The initial carrying value of the interest-only strips was estimated at the date of sale by discounting projected future cash flows. Susquehanna has retained the right to service the loans and recorded a servicing asset of $2,334. Transaction costs associated with this securitization were included as a component of gain on sale. The subordinated notes retained in the transaction, which bear interest at one-month LIBOR plus .75%, were rated by independent rating agencies and have a final maturity date of August 2036.

In this securitization, approximately 70.5% of the variable-rate loans as of the cut-off date included a feature that permits the obligor to convert all or a portion of the loan from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. If the total principal balance of the converted loans is greater than 10% of the total outstanding balance of the portfolio, Susquehanna is required to repurchase the converted loans in excess of the 10% threshold until the total principal balance of the loans repurchased by Susquehanna is equal to 10% of the original principal balance of the loans. Based upon Susquehanna’s experience with this product, Susquehanna has concluded that the event requiring the repurchase of converted loans would be remote. The maximum dollar amount of this repurchase obligation at the cut-off date was $11,140, and its related fair value was considered to be de minimus.

2005 Transaction

In December 2005, Susquehanna securitized $239,766 of home equity line of credit loans, and a pre-tax gain of $6,648 was recorded in noninterest income. The interest-only strip retained in the securitization totaled $7,298. The initial carrying value of this interest-only strip was estimated at the date of sale by discounting projected future cash flows. Susquehanna has retained the right to service the loans and recorded a servicing asset of $1,289. Transaction costs associated with this securitization were included as a component of gain on sale.

In this securitization, approximately 35.4% of the loans as of the cut-off date included a feature that permits the obligor to convert all or a portion of the loan from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. If the total principal balance of the converted loans is greater than 10% of the total outstanding balance of the portfolio, Susquehanna is required to repurchase the converted loans in excess of the 10% threshold until the total principal balance of the loans repurchased by Susquehanna is equal to 10% of the original principal balance of the loans. Based upon Susquehanna’s experience with this product, Susquehanna has concluded that the event requiring the repurchase of converted loans would be remote. The maximum dollar amount of this repurchase obligation was $23,980, and its related fair value was considered to be de minimus.

Key economic assumptions used in measuring certain retained interests at the date of securitization were as follows:


	Gain Recognized		Weighted- average Life (in months)	Prepayment Speed		Expected Credit Losses		Annual Discount Rate		Annual Coupon Rate to Investors
Automobile Leases
2006 transaction	$	1,937	22	2.00%-4.00	%	0.05	%	5.28	%	4.99%-5.58%
2005 transaction		2,846	17	2.00-3.00		0.00		3.74		3.21-5.09
2004 revolving transaction		586	34	2.40		0.10		3.49		3.48
2003 transaction		12,000	34	0.10		0.10		2.13		2.66
2002 revolving transaction		5,180	34	0.40		0.10		3.59		3.09

Home Equity Loans
2006 transaction	$	8,225
Fixed-rate portion			56	10.00	*	0.10	%	6.60	%	30-day LIBOR+ 0.17% - 1.25%
Variable-rate portion			20	45.00	*	0.06		6.60		30-day LIBOR+ 0.15%
2005 transaction		6,648	20	45.00	*	0.15		6.50		30-day LIBOR+ 0.19%

*	Constant Prepayment Rate

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)

The following table presents quantitative information about delinquencies, net credit losses, and components of loan and lease sales serviced by Susquehanna, including securitization transactions.


	Principal Balance				Loans and Leases Past Due 30 Days or More				For the Nine Months Ended September 30
	Principal Balance				Loans and Leases Past Due 30 Days or More				Net Credit Losses (Recoveries)
	Sept 30, 2006		December 31, 2005		Sept 30, 2006		December 31, 2005		2006			2005
Loans and leases held in portfolio	$	5,517,513	$	5,218,659	$	73,961	$	80,592	$	4,277		$	9,306
Leases securitized		688,665		576,890		796		848		146			220
Home equity loans securitized		504,226		221,930		859		208		0			0
Leases serviced for others (1)		248,393		509,831		746		2,451		(41	)		14

Total loans and leases serviced	$	6,958,797	$	6,527,310	$	76,362	$	84,099	$	4,382		$	9,540

(1)	Amounts include the sale/leaseback transaction and agency arrangements.

Certain cash flows received from the structured entities associated with the securitizations described above are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended Sept 30
Automobile Leases	2006		2005		2006		2005
Proceeds from securitizations	$	0	$	0	$	302,887	$	323,568
Amounts derecognized		0		0		356,140		372,488
Servicing fees received		2,181		2,055		6,585		6,012
Other cash flows received from retained interests		8,745		4,804		21,582		12,990

	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended Sept 30
Home Equity Loans	2006		2005		2006		2005
Proceeds from securitizations	$	338,597	$	0	$	338,597	$	0
Amounts derecognized		351,150		0		351,150		0
Additional draws conveyed to the trusts		15,267		0		44,014		0
Servicing fees received		331		0		849		0

There were no cash flows received from retained interests for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006, and September 30, 2005 relating to home equity loans.

The following table sets forth a summary of the fair values of the interest-only strips, key economic assumptions used to arrive at the fair values, and the sensitivity of the September 30, 2006 fair values to immediate 10% and 20% adverse changes in those assumptions. The sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution. Changes in fair value based on a 10% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption: in reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

Susquehanna’s analysis of the information presented below indicates that any adverse change of 20% in the key economic assumptions would not have a significant effect on the fair value of the Company’s interest-only strips.

As of September 30, 2006


Automobile Leases	Fair Value		Weighted- average Life (in months)	Monthly Prepayment Speed			Expected Cumulative Credit Losses			Annual Discount Rate (1)
2006 transaction - Interest-Only Strip	$	843	16		2.00	%		0.05	%		5.26	%
Decline in fair value of 10% adverse change				$	7		$	21		$	5
Decline in fair value of 20% adverse change					13			41			10

2005 transaction - Interest-Only Strip	$	1,159	10		3.00	%		0.05	%		4.10	%
Decline in fair value of 10% adverse change				$	9		$	8		$	5
Decline in fair value of 20% adverse change					59			16			9

2004 revolving transaction - Interest-Only Strip	$	273	17		2.90	%		0.10	%		5.30	%
Decline in fair value of 10% adverse change				$	0		$	0		$	2
Decline in fair value of 20% adverse change					1			0			4

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Amounts in thousands, except as noted and per share data)


Home Equity Loans	Fair Value		Weighted- average Life (in months)	Constant Prepayment Rate		Expected Cumulative Credit Losses			Annual Discount Rate (2)
2006 transaction - Interest-Only Strips
Fixed-rate portion	$	14,298	56		10.00		0.10	%		6.60	%
Decline in fair value of 10% adverse change				$	402	$	92		$	331
Decline in fair value of 20% adverse change					787		185			647

Variable-rate portion	$	4,201	20		45.00		0.06	%		6.60	%
Decline in fair value of 10% adverse change				$	395	$	11		$	71
Decline in fair value of 20% adverse change					737		21			139

2005 transaction - Interest-Only Strips	$	8,661	20		45.00		0.15	%		6.50	%
Decline in fair value of 10% adverse change				$	430	$	41		$	159
Decline in fair value of 20% adverse change					792		80			310

(1)	The annual discount rate used is derived from the interpolated Treasury swap rate as of the reporting date.

(2)	The annual discount rate is based upon a cost estimate for issuing Tier 1 Capital.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Management’s discussion and analysis of the significant changes in the consolidated results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries is set forth below for the periods indicated. Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “Susquehanna,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Certain statements in this document may be considered to be “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as statements that include the words “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “probability,” “risk,” “target,” “objective,” and similar expressions or variations on such expressions. In particular, this document includes forward-looking statements relating, but not limited to, Susquehanna’s potential exposures to various types of market risks, such as interest rate risk and credit risk; whether Susquehanna’s allowance for loan and lease losses is adequate to meet probable loan and lease losses; the impact of a breach by Auto Lenders Liquidation Center, Inc. (“Auto Lenders”) on residual loss exposure; the likelihood of an occurrence of an Early Amortization Event; the unlikelihood that more than 10% of the home equity line of credit loans in securitization transactions will convert from variable interest rates to fixed interest rates; and expectations regarding the future performance of Hann. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. For example, certain of the market risk disclosures are dependent on choices about essential model characteristics and assumptions and are subject to various limitations. By their nature, certain of the market risk disclosures are only estimates and could be materially different from what actually occurs in the future. As a result, actual income gains and losses could materially differ from those that have been estimated. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the forward-looking statements contained in this document include, but are not limited to:

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adverse changes in our loan and lease portfolios and the resulting credit risk-related losses and expenses;

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interest rate fluctuations which could increase our cost of funds or decrease our yield on earning assets and therefore reduce our net interest income;

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continued levels of our loan and lease quality and origination volume;

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the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses;

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the loss of certain key officers, which could adversely impact our business;

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continued relationships with major customers;

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the inability to continue to grow our business internally and through acquisition and successful integration of bank and non-bank entities while controlling our costs;

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adverse economic and business conditions;

•

compliance with laws and regulatory requirements of federal and state agencies;

•

competition from other financial institutions in originating loans, attracting deposits, and providing various financial services that may affect our profitability;

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the inability to hedge certain risks economically;

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our ability to effectively implement technology driven products and services;

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changes in consumer confidence, spending and savings habits relative to the bank and non-bank financial services we provide; and

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our success in managing the risks involved in the foregoing.

We encourage readers of this report to understand forward-looking statements to be strategic objectives rather than absolute targets of future performance. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by law.

The following discussion and analysis, the purpose of which is to provide investors and others with information that we believe to be necessary for an understanding of Susquehanna’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, and results of operations, should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, notes, and other information contained in this document.

The following information refers to the parent company and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Boston Service Company, Inc., (t/a Hann Financial Service Corporation) (“Hann”), Conestoga Management Company, Susquehanna Bank PA and subsidiaries, Susquehanna Patriot Bank and subsidiaries, (“Susquehanna Patriot”), Susquehanna Bank and subsidiaries, Valley Forge Asset Management Corp. and subsidiaries (“VFAM”), and The Addis Group, LLC (“Addis”).

Availability of Information

Our web-site address is www.susquehanna.net. We make available free of charge, through the Investor Relations section of our web site, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. We include our web-site address in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as an inactive textual reference only.

Acquisitions

Minotola National Bank

On April 21, 2006, we acquired Minotola National Bank in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $172 million. The acquisition of Minotola, with total assets of $607 million and fourteen branch locations, significantly enhances our presence in the high-growth markets in southern New Jersey. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method, and all transactions since that date are included in our consolidated financial statements.

The acquisition of Minotola is considered immaterial for purposes of the disclosures required by FAS No. 141, “Business Combinations.”

Brandywine Benefits Corporation and Rockford Pensions, LLC

On February 1, 2005, we acquired Brandywine Benefits Corporation and Rockford Pension, LLC, located in Wilmington, Delaware. Brandywine was a financial planning, consulting and administration firm specializing in retirement benefit plans for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Brandywine was merged into Valley Forge Asset Management Enterprises, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of our wealth management affiliate, VFAM. The acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method, and all transactions since that date are included in our consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations

Summary of 2006 Compared to 2005

Net income for the third quarter of 2006 was $25.2 million, an increase of $7.5 million, or 42.1%, over net income of $17.8 million for the third quarter of 2005. Net interest income increased 10.6%, to $67.1 million for the third quarter of 2006, from $60.7 million for the third quarter of 2005. Non-interest income increased 43.8%, to $39.1 million for the third quarter of 2006, from $27.2 million for the third quarter of 2005. Non-interest expenses increased 14.2%, to $66.9 million for the third quarter of 2006, from $58.5 million for the third quarter of 2005.

Net income for the first nine months of 2006 was $62.3 million, an increase of $10.4 million, or 20.1%, over net income of $51.9 million for the first nine months of 2005. Net interest income increased 7.2%, to $193.0 million for the first nine months of 2006, from $180.0 million for the first nine months of 2005. Non-interest income increased 18.3%, to $101.0 million for the first nine months of 2006, from $85.4 million for the first nine months of 2005. Non-interest expenses increased 8.6%, to $196.2 million for the first nine months of 2006, from $180.7 million for the first nine months of 2005.

Additional information is as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
Diluted Earnings per Share	$	0.49		$	0.38		$	1.25		$	1.11
Return on Average Assets		1.21	%		0.95	%		1.05	%		0.94
Return on Average Equity		10.99	%		9.29	%		9.73	%		9.22	%
Return on Average Tangible Equity (1)		18.32	%		14.20	%		15.58	%		14.15	%
Efficiency Ratio		62.54	%		66.19	%		66.32	%		67.59	%
Efficiency Ratio excluding Hann (1)		57.40	%		58.49	%		60.99	%		59.09	%
Net Interest Margin		3.76	%		3.74	%		3.80	%		3.75	%

The following discussion details the factors that contributed to these results.

(1)	Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP-based Financial Measures

Return on average tangible equity is a non-GAAP-based financial measure calculated using non-GAAP amounts. The most directly comparable GAAP-based measure is return on average equity. We calculate return on average tangible equity by excluding the balance of intangible assets and their related amortization expense from our calculation of return on average equity. Management uses the return on average tangible equity in order to review our core operating results. Management believes that this is a better measure of our performance. In addition, this is consistent with the treatment by bank regulatory agencies, which excludes goodwill and other intangible assets from the calculation of risk-based capital ratios. A reconciliation of return on average equity to return on average tangible equity is set forth below.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Return on average equity (GAAP basis)	10.99	%	9.29	%	9.73	%	9.22	%
Effect of excluding average intangible assets and related amortization	7.33	%	4.91	%	5.85	%	4.93	%
Return on average tangible equity	18.32	%	14.20	%	15.58	%	14.15	%

Efficiency ratio excluding Hann is a non-GAAP-based financial measure calculated using non-GAAP amounts. The most directly comparable GAAP-based measure is efficiency ratio. We measure our efficiency ratio by dividing noninterest expenses by the sum of net interest income, on an FTE basis, and noninterest income. The presentation of an efficiency ratio excluding Hann is computed as the efficiency ratio excluding the effects of our auto leasing subsidiary, Hann. Management believes this to be a preferred measure because it excludes the volatility of vehicle residual values and vehicle delivery and preparation expense of Hann and provides better visibility into our core business activities. A reconciliation of efficiency ratio to efficiency ratio excluding Hann is set forth below.


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2006		2005		2006		2005
Efficiency ratio (GAAP basis)	62.54	%	66.19	%	66.32	%	67.59	%
Effect of excluding Hann	5.14	%	7.70	%	5.33	%	8.50	%
Efficiency ratio excluding Hann	57.40	%	58.49	%	60.99	%	59.09	%

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

TABLE 1 - Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

(dollars in thousands)

Interest rates and interest differential—taxable equivalent basis


	For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2006						For the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2005
	Average Balance			Interest		Rate (%)	Average Balance			Interest		Rate (%)
Assets
Short-term investments	$	78,232		$	966	4.90	$	65,301		$	500	3.04
Investment securities:
Taxable		1,274,232			13,709	4.27		1,148,672			10,485	3.62
Tax-advantaged		17,992			295	6.51		19,824			317	6.34

Total investment securities		1,292,224			14,004	4.30		1,168,496			10,802	3.67

Loans and leases, (net):
Taxable		5,696,372			107,835	7.51		5,185,972			86,897	6.65
Tax-advantaged		89,303			1,675	7.44		78,363			1,308	6.62

Total loans and leases		5,785,675			109,510	7.51		5,264,335			88,205	6.65

Total interest-earning assets		7,156,131		$	124,480	6.90		6,498,132		$	99,507	6.08

Allowance for loan and lease losses		(62,017	)					(55,484	)
Other non-earning assets		1,182,023						982,597

Total assets	$	8,276,137					$	7,425,245

Liabilities
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	1,866,568		$	13,780	2.93	$	1,745,718		$	7,961	1.81
Savings		517,312			1,548	1.19		506,519			538	0.42
Time		2,518,686			26,981	4.25		2,019,095			16,636	3.27
Short-term borrowings		373,462			4,267	4.53		394,526			2,814	2.83
FHLB borrowings		648,835			6,811	4.16		743,150			7,815	4.17
Long-term debt		222,509			3,272	5.83		172,986			2,468	5.66

Total interest-bearing liabilities		6,147,372		$	56,659	3.66		5,581,994		$	38,232	2.72

Demand deposits		982,026						872,576
Other liabilities		235,919						212,551

Total liabilities		7,365,317						6,667,121
Equity		910,820						758,124

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	8,276,137					$	7,425,245

Net interest income / yield on average earning assets				$	67,821	3.76				$	61,275	3.74

Additional Information

Average loan balances include non-accrual loans.

Tax-exempt income has been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using a marginal rate of 35%.

For presentation in this table, average balances and the corresponding average rates for investment securities are based upon historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

TABLE 1 - Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (continued)

(dollars in thousands)

Interest rates and interest differential—taxable equivalent basis


	For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2006						For the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2005
	Average Balance			Interest		Rate (%)	Average Balance			Interest		Rate (%)
Assets
Short-term investments	$	75,581		$	2,551	4.51	$	59,269		$	1,186	2.68
Investment securities:
Taxable		1,240,745			38,855	4.19		1,186,259			33,093	3.73
Tax-advantaged		18,169			854	6.28		30,440			1,569	6.89

Total investment securities		1,258,914			39,709	4.22		1,216,699			34,662	3.81

Loans and leases, (net):
Taxable		5,431,832			298,207	7.34		5,123,298			246,514	6.43
Tax-advantaged		82,182			4,427	7.20		82,272			3,925	6.38

Total loans and leases		5,514,014			302,634	7.34		5,205,570			250,439	6.43

Total interest-earning assets		6,848,509		$	344,894	6.73		6,481,538		$	286,287	5.91

Allowance for loan and lease losses		(58,546	)					(54,381	)
Other non-earning assets		1,107,726						980,804

Total assets	$	7,897,689					$	7,407,961

Liabilities
Deposits:
Interest-bearing demand	$	1,812,671		$	36,640	2.70	$	1,716,314		$	19,157	1.49
Savings		498,421			3,494	0.94		540,233			1,704	0.42
Time		2,381,654			71,295	4.00		2,001,155			45,953	3.07
Short-term borrowings		323,972			9,955	4.11		387,988			6,949	2.39
FHLB borrowings		655,763			19,824	4.04		763,456			22,805	3.99
Long-term debt		202,843			8,860	5.84		178,789			7,776	5.81

Total interest-bearing liabilities		5,875,324		$	150,068	3.41		5,587,935		$	104,344	2.50

Demand deposits		943,239						868,420
Other liabilities		223,571						199,671

Total liabilities		7,042,134						6,656,026
Equity		855,555						751,935

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	7,897,689					$	7,407,961

Net interest income / yield on average earning assets				$	194,826	3.80				$	181,943	3.75

Additional

Information

Average loan balances include non-accrual loans.

Tax-exempt income has been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using a marginal rate of 35%.

Net Interest Income — Taxable Equivalent Basis

Our major source of operating revenues is net interest income, which increased to $67.1 million for the third quarter of 2006, as compared to $60.7 million for the same period in 2005. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, net interest income increased to $193.0 million, as compared to $180.0 million for the same period in 2005.

Net interest income as a percentage of net interest income plus noninterest income was 63.2% for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, and 69.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Net interest income as a percentage of net interest income plus noninterest income was 65.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and 67.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Net interest income is the income that remains after deducting, from total income generated by earning assets, the interest expense attributable to the acquisition of the funds required to support earning assets. Income from earning assets includes income from loans, investment securities, and short-term investments. The amount of interest income is dependent upon many factors including the volume of earning assets, the general level of interest rates, the dynamics of the change in interest rates, and the levels of non-performing loans. The cost of funds varies with the amount of funds necessary to support earning assets, the rates paid to attract and hold deposits, the rates paid on borrowed funds, and the levels of noninterest-bearing demand deposits and equity capital.

Table 1 presents average balances, taxable equivalent interest income and expense, and yields earned or paid on these assets and liabilities. For purposes of calculating taxable equivalent interest income, tax-exempt interest has been adjusted using a marginal tax rate of 35% in order to equate the yield to that of taxable interest rates.

The $6.4 million increase in our net interest income for the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the third quarter of 2005, was primarily the result of the net contribution from interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities acquired from Minotola National Bank on April 21, 2006. In addition, our net interest margin improved from 3.74% for the third quarter of 2005, to 3.76% for the third quarter of 2006. This increase in net interest margin was primarily due to the acquisition of Minotola, as its margin was in excess of 4.50%.

The $13.0 million increase in our net interest income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the same period in 2005, was primarily the result of the net contribution from interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities acquired from Minotola National Bank on April 21, 2006. In addition, our net interest margin improved from 3.75% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, to 3.80% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006. This increase in net interest margin was also primarily due to the acquisition of Minotola.

Variances do occur in the net interest margin, as an exact repricing of assets and liabilities is not possible. A further explanation of the impact of asset and liability repricing is found in Item 3, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.”

Provision and Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The provision for loan and lease losses is the expense necessary to maintain the allowance for loan and lease losses at a level adequate to absorb management’s estimate of probable losses in the loan and lease portfolio. Our provision for loan and lease losses is based upon management’s quarterly review of the loan portfolio. The purpose of the review is to assess loan quality, identify impaired loans and leases, analyze delinquencies, ascertain loan and lease growth, evaluate potential charge-offs and recoveries, and assess general economic conditions in the markets we serve.

As illustrated in Table 2, the provision for loan and lease losses was $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2006, and $3.2 million for the third quarter of 2005. Among other factors, this $1.0 million decrease in the provision is the result of a $2.7 million decrease in net charge-offs.

The provision for loan and lease losses was $6.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. This $2.2 million decrease in the provision is the result of a $5.0 million decrease in net charge-offs.

The allowance for loan and lease losses was 1.11% of period-end loans and leases, or $61.1 million at September 30, 2006, and 1.00% of period-end loans and leases, or $53.2 million, at September 30, 2005.

Determining the level of the allowance for possible loan and lease losses at any given point in time is difficult, particularly during uncertain economic periods. We must make estimates using assumptions and information that is often subjective and changing rapidly. The review of the loan and lease portfolios is a continuing event in light of a changing economy and the dynamics of the banking and regulatory environment. In our opinion, the allowance for loan and lease losses is adequate to meet probable loan and lease losses at September 30, 2006. There can be no assurance, however, that we will not sustain losses in future periods that could be greater than the size of the allowance at September 30, 2006.

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(dollars in thousands)

TABLE 2 - Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2006			2005			2006			2005
Balance - Beginning of period	$	60,138		$	53,927		$	53,714		$	54,093
Additions through acquisition		0			0			5,514			0
Additions charged to operating expenses		2,241			3,215			6,191			8,445

		62,379			57,142			65,419			62,538

Charge-offs		(3,467	)		(4,750	)		(8,703	)		(13,090	)
Recoveries		2,230			840			4,426			3,784

Net charge-offs		(1,237	)		(3,910	)		(4,277	)		(9,306	)

Balance - Period end	$	61,142		$	53,232		$	61,142		$	53,232

Net charge-offs as a percent of average loans and leases (annualized)		0.08	%		0.29	%		0.10	%		0.24	%
Allowance as a percent of period-end loans and leases		1.11	%		1.00	%		1.11	%		1.00	%

Average loans and leases	$	5,785,675		$	5,264,335		$	5,514,014		$	5,205,570
Period-end loans and leases		5,517,513			5,334,008			5,517,513			5,334,008

TABLE 3 - Risk Assets

				September 30, 2006			December 31, 2005			September 30, 2005
Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual loans and leases				$	21,176		$	17,392		$	19,033
Restructured loans				$	2,295			0			0
Other real estate owned					2,085			2,620			3,417

Total nonperforming assets				$	25,556		$	20,012		$	22,450

As a percent of period-end loans and leases plus other real estate owned					0.46	%		0.38	%		0.42	%
Coverage ratio					260.50	%		308.84	%		279.68	%
Loans and leases contractually past due 90 days and still accruing				$	16,853		$	8,998		$	8,489

Noninterest Income

Third Quarter 2006 Compared to Third Quarter 2005

Noninterest income, as a percentage of net interest income plus noninterest income, was 36.8% for the third quarter of 2006, and 30.9% for the third quarter of 2005.

Noninterest income increased $11.9 million, or 43.8%, for the third quarter of 2006, over the third quarter of 2005. This net increase is composed primarily of the following:

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Increased service charges on deposit accounts of $2.0 million;

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Increased gains on the sales of loans and leases of $8.0 million; and

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Increased other income of $1.6 million.

Service charges on deposit accounts. The 36.5% increase was the result of improvements relating to the processing of customer overdrafts and the inclusion of Minotola operations.

Gains on sales of loans and leases. The increase was the result of the $8.2 million gain recognized in the home equity loan securitization.

Other income. The 47.0% increase was primarily the result of the inclusion of Minotola operations, most notably the merchant services division which contributed $0.7 million to other income. Furthermore, the rewards program associated with our Susquehanna-branded debit cards generated an additional $0.5 million.

Nine Months ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months ended September 30, 2005

Noninterest income, as a percentage of net interest income plus noninterest income, was 34.4% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, and 32.2% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005.

Noninterest income increased $15.6 million, or 18.3%, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006, over the comparable period in 2005. This net increase is composed primarily of the following:

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Increased service charges on deposit accounts of $3.4 million;

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Increased vehicle origination, servicing, and securitization fees of $2.1 million;

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Increased commissions on property and casualty insurance sales of $1.2 million;

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Increased gains on the sale of loans and leases of $8.7 million;

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Decreased gains on the sales of securities of $4.2 million; and

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Increased other income of $4.0 million.

Service charges on deposit accounts. The 21.4% increase was the result of improvements relating to the processing of customer overdrafts and the inclusion of Minotola operations since April 21, 2006.

Vehicle origination, securitization, and servicing fees. The 17.0% increase was primarily due to higher volumes of origination and securitization fees.

Commissions on property and casualty insurance sales. The 14.6% increase can be attributed to new business and better than expected contingency fee income in the first quarter of 2006.

Gains on sales of loans and leases. The increase was the result of the $8.2 million gain recognized on the home equity loan securitization in the third quarter of 2006.

Gains on sales of securities. During the second quarter of 2005, we made a determination, based upon market conditions, the interest-rate environment, and our objective to shorten the duration of our investment portfolio, that it was an opportune time to sell certain municipal and mortgage-backed securities. Accordingly, we sold securities with a book value of $66.4 million and recognized net gains of $3.3 million.

Other income. The 38.4% increase primarily was the result of the inclusion of Minotola operations, most notably the merchant services division which contributed $1.7 million to other income, since April 21, 2006. Furthermore, the rewards program associated with our Susquehanna-branded debit cards generated an additional $1.6 million.

Noninterest Expenses

Third Quarter 2006 Compared to Third Quarter 2005

Noninterest expenses increased $8.4 million, or 14.2%, from $58.5 million for the third quarter of 2005, to $66.9 million for the third quarter of 2006. This net increase is composed primarily of the following:

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Increased salaries and employee benefits of $5.7 million;

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Decreased vehicle residual value expense of $1.5 million; and

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Increased other expenses of $3.0 million.

Salaries and employee benefits. The largest component of noninterest expense is salaries and employee benefits, which increased 20.9% for the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the third quarter of 2005. This increase was primarily the result of the inclusion of Minotola operations, normal annual salary increases, and higher benefit costs.

Vehicle residual value expense. The 62.0% decrease is the result of the contractual decrease in residual value guarantee premiums for 2006.

Other expense. The 16.8% increase primarily was the result of the inclusion of Minotola operations.

Nine Months ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months ended September 30, 2005

Noninterest expenses increased $15.5 million, or 8.6%, from $180.7 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, to $196.2 million for the comparable period in 2006. This net increase is composed primarily of the following:

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Increased salaries and employee benefits of $11.8 million;

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Decreased vehicle residual value expense of $5.0 million;

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Decreased vehicle delivery and preparation expense of $1.6 million; and

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Increased other expenses of $7.8 million.

Salaries and employee benefits. The largest component of noninterest expense is salaries and employee benefits, which increased 14.0% for the first nine months of 2006, as compared to the first nine months of 2005. This increase was primarily the result of the inclusion of Minotola operations since April 21, 2006, normal annual salary increases, and higher benefit costs. In addition, $0.8 million was recorded as share-based compensation expense as a result of our adoption of FAS No. 123(R), “Share-based Payment” on January 1, 2006. Of this $0.8 million, $0.4 million represented expenses related to “retirement eligible” employees and directors.

Vehicle residual value expense. The 64.2% decrease is the result of the contractual decrease in residual value guarantee premiums for 2006.

Vehicle delivery and preparation expense. The 16.7% decrease in these expenses is the result of efficiencies recognized through the operation of the new reconditioning center at Auto Lenders.

Other expense. The 13.9% increase was the result of increased advertising and marketing expenditures and the inclusion of Minotola operations since April 21, 2006.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate for both the third quarter of 2006 and the third quarter of 2005 was 32.0%. Our effective tax rate for both of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005 was 32.0%.

Financial Condition

Summary of September 30, 2006 Compared to December 31, 2005

Total assets at September 30, 2006 were $8.1 billion, an increase of 8.3%, as compared to total assets of $7.5 billion at December 31, 2005. The fair value of assets acquired in the Minotola transaction was $689.4 million. Loans and leases increased to $5.5 billion at September 30, 2006, from $5.2 billion at December 31, 2005. Total deposits increased to $5.8 billion at September 30, 2006, from $5.3 billion at December 31, 2005. Equity capital was $928.7 million at September 30, 2006, or $17.92 per share, compared to $780.5 million, or $16.66 per share, at December 31, 2005.

Loans and Leases

In September 2006, our banking subsidiaries entered into a term securitization transaction in which they collectively sold fixed-rate home mortgage loans and variable-rate home equity lines of credit with an aggregate total of $351.2 million. In March 2006, our banking subsidiaries entered into a term securitization transaction in which they collectively sold and contributed beneficial interests in a portfolio of automobile leases and related vehicles with an aggregate total of $356.1 million. The fair value of net loans and leases acquired in the Minotola transaction was $474.7 million.

Risk Assets

Table 3 shows an increase in non-accrual loans and leases, from $17.4 million at December 31, 2005, to $21.2 million at September 30, 2006. Loans and leases past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest also increased, from $9.0 million at December 31, 2005, to $16.9 million at September 30, 2006. As a result, the percentage of loan and lease loss reserves to non-performing loans and leases (coverage ratio) decreased from 308.8% at December 31, 2005, to 260.5% at September 30, 2006.

The increase in non-performing and past-due-90-days loans and leases primarily was caused by six commercial credits ranging between $1.0 million and $4.0 million. Due to the value of the supporting collateral, we believe there should be minimal loss exposure.

Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

Goodwill recognized in the Minotola acquisition was $91.2 million. The core deposit intangible recognized was $10.1 million.

Investment in and Receivables from Unconsolidated Entities

Concurrent with the lease securitization transaction in March 2006, our banking subsidiaries recorded investments in and receivables from unconsolidated entities of $53.3 million, representing notes and equity certificates of the issuer. In addition, in the third quarter of 2006, Hann, as servicer, issued a clean-up call relating to the 2003 securitization. As a result, Hann received $2.3 million in cash and recorded $12.3 million in lease receivables thereby reducing investment in and receivables from unconsolidated entities.

Deposits

Total deposits increased 9.9%, from $5.3 billion at December 31, 2005, to $5.8 billion at September 30, 2006. The fair value of deposit liabilities assumed in the Minotola acquisition totaled $525.1 million.

Borrowings

On April 19, 2006, we completed a private placement to an institutional investor of $50.0 million of fixed/floating rate trust preferred securities, through a newly formed Delaware trust affiliate, Susquehanna TP Trust 2006-1 (the “Trust”). The trust preferred securities mature in June 2036, are redeemable at our option beginning after five years, and bear interest initially at a rate of 6.392% per annum through the interest payment date in June 2011 and, after the interest payment date in June 2011, at a rate per annum equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 1.33%.

The proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities were used by the Trust to purchase our fixed/floating rate junior subordinated notes. The net proceeds to us from the sale of the notes to the Trust were used to finance our acquisition of Minotola National Bank.

The notes were issued pursuant to a Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated April 19, 2006, between us, as issuer, and the trustee. Like the trust preferred securities, the notes bear interest initially at a rate of 6.392% per annum through the interest payment date in June 2011 and, after the interest payment date in June 2011, at a rate per annum equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 1.33%. Our interest payments will be used to pay the quarterly distributions payable by the Trust to the holder of the trust preferred securities. However, so long as no event of default, as described below, has occurred under the notes, we may defer interest payments on the notes (in which case the Trust will be entitled to defer distributions otherwise due on the trust preferred securities) for up to twenty quarters.

The notes are subordinated to the prior payments of any of our other indebtedness that, by its terms, is not similarly subordinated. The trust preferred securities will be recorded as a long-term liability on our balance sheet; however, for regulatory purposes the trust preferred securities will be treated as Tier 1 or Tier 2 capital under rulings of the Federal Reserve Board, our primary federal regulatory agency.

The notes mature on June 15, 2036, but may be redeemed at our option at any time on or after June 15, 2011 or at any time upon certain events, such as a change in the regulatory capital treatment of the notes, the Trust being deemed an investment company or the occurrence of certain adverse tax events. Except upon the occurrence of certain events described above, we may redeem the notes at their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. If the notes are redeemed in connection with the certain events described above, if the redemption occurs before the Interest Payment Date in June 2011, the redemption price will be the greater of 107.5% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest) on the notes to the redemption date, or as determined by the quotation agent, the sum of the present values of the scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes during the fixed-rate-period remaining life of the Debentures (assuming the notes matured on the interest payment date in June 2011) discounted to the redemption date on a quarterly basis at the Treasury Rate, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional interest) on the notes to

such redemption date, or if the redemption date occurs on or after the interest payment date in June 2011, 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including any additional interest) on such notes to the redemption date.

The notes may be declared immediately due and payable at the election of the trustee or holders of 25% of aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes upon the occurrence of any event of default. An event of default generally means a default in the payment of any interest following our deferral of interest payments by twenty consecutive quarters, a default in the payment of the principal amount of the notes at maturity, a default in our performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty in the Indenture which is not cured within sixty days, the institution of any bankruptcy or similar proceedings by or against us or the liquidation or winding up of the Trust, other than as contemplated in the Indenture.

We also have entered into a Guarantee Agreement, dated April 19, 2006, pursuant to which we have agreed to guarantee the payment by the Trust of distributions of the trust preferred securities, and the payment of principal of the trust preferred securities when due, either at maturity or on redemption, but only if and to the extent that the Trust fails to pay distributions on or principal of the trust preferred securities after having received interest payments or principal payments on the note from us for the purpose of paying those distributions or the principal amount of the trust preferred securities.

Capital Adequacy

Capital elements are segmented into two tiers. Tier 1 capital represents shareholders’ equity plus junior subordinated debentures, reduced by excludable intangibles. Tier 2 capital represents certain allowable long-term debt, the portion of the allowance for loan and lease losses limited to 1.25% of risk-adjusted assets, and 45% of the unrealized gain on equity securities. The sum of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital is “total risk-based capital.”

The minimum Tier 1 capital ratio is 4%; our ratio at September 30, 2006, was 9.27%. The minimum total capital (Tiers 1and 2) ratio is 8%; our ratio at September 30, 2006, was 12.24%. The minimum leverage ratio is 4%; our leverage ratio at September 30, 2006, was 8.29%. We and each of our bank subsidiaries have leverage and risk-weighted ratios well in excess of regulatory minimums, and each entity is considered “well capitalized” under regulatory guidelines.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

The types of market risk exposures generally faced by banking entities include equity market price risk, liquidity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, and commodity price risk.

Due to the nature of our operations, foreign currency and commodity price risk are not significant to us. However, in addition to general banking risks, we have other risks that are related to vehicle leasing, asset securitizations, and off-balance sheet financing that are also discussed below.

Equity Market Price Risk

Equity market price risk is the risk related to market fluctuations of equity prices in the securities markets. While we do not have significant risk in our investment portfolio, market price fluctuations may affect fee income generated through our asset management operations. Generally, our fee structure is based on the market value of assets being managed at specific time frames. If market values decline, our fee income may also decline.

Liquidity Risk

The maintenance of adequate liquidity — the ability to meet the cash requirements of our customers and other financial commitments — is a fundamental aspect of our asset/liability management strategy. Our policy of diversifying our funding sources — purchased funds, repurchase agreements, and deposit accounts — allows us to avoid undue concentration in any single financial market and also to avoid heavy funding requirements within short

periods of time. At September 30, 2006, our bank subsidiaries had approximately $734.3 million available to them under collateralized lines of credit with various FHLBs; and approximately $433.2 million more would have been available provided that additional collateral had been pledged.

Liquidity is not entirely dependent on increasing our liability balances. Liquidity is also evaluated by taking into consideration maturing or readily marketable assets. Unrestricted short-term investments amounted to $41.2 million at September 30, 2006 and represented additional sources of liquidity.

As an additional source of liquidity, we periodically enter into securitization transactions in which we sell the beneficial interests in loans and leases to qualified special purpose entities (QSPEs). In March 2006, we entered into a term securitization transaction of leases and related vehicles. The purchase of these assets by the QSPEs was financed through the issuance of asset-backed notes to third-party investors. Net proceeds from this transaction totaled $302.9 million. In September 2006, we entered into a term securitization transaction of fixed and variable rate home mortgage loans. Net proceeds from this transaction totaled $338.6 million.

Interest Rate Risk

The management of interest rate risk focuses on controlling the risk to net interest income and the associated net interest margin as the result of changing market rates and spreads. Interest rate sensitivity is the matching or mismatching of the repricing and rate structure of the interest-bearing assets and liabilities. Our goal is to control risk exposure to changing rates within management’s accepted guidelines to maintain an acceptable level of risk exposure in support of consistent earnings.

We employ a variety of methods to monitor interest rate risk. These methods include basic gap analysis, which points to directional exposure; routine rate shocks simulation; and evaluation of the change in economic value of equity. Board directed guidelines have been adopted for both the rate shock simulations and economic value of equity exposure limits. By dividing the assets and liabilities into three groups, fixed rate, floating rate and those which reprice only at our discretion, strategies are developed to control the exposure to interest rate fluctuations.

Our policy, as approved by our Board of Directors, is designed so that we experience no more than a 15% decline in net interest income and no more than a 30% decline in the economic value of equity for a 300 basis point shock (immediate change) in interest rates. The assumptions used for the interest rate shock analysis are reviewed and updated at least quarterly. Based upon the most recent interest rate shock analysis, we were within the Board’s approved guidelines at a down 300 basis point shock and an up 300 basis point shock.

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

On March 16, 2005, we entered into a $219.8 million amortizing interest rate swap; and subsequently, we entered into three incremental swaps totaling $109.8 million. For purposes of our consolidated financial statements, the $329.6 million amortizing interest rate swaps were designated as cash flow hedges of expected future cash flows associated with a forecasted sale of auto leases. This transaction is subject to FAS No. 133 (as amended), “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” On March 14, 2006, the swaps were terminated, and we received payment of $2.7 million from the swap counterparty. On March 22, 2006, the forecasted sale of auto leases occurred, and the $0.9 million reported in other comprehensive income at December 31, 2005, was reclassified to gain on sale of loans and leases.

In June 2005, we entered into two $25.0 million interest rate swaps to hedge the interest rate risk exposure on $50.0 million of variable-rate debt. The risk management objective with respect to these interest rate swaps is to hedge the risk of changes in our cash flow attributable to changes in the LIBOR swap rate. At September 30, 2006, the unrealized gain, net of taxes, recorded in other comprehensive income totaled $0.8 million.

Beginning in April 2006, we have entered into amortizing interest rate swaps with an aggregate total of $159.3 million. For purposes of our consolidated financial statements, the entire notional amount of the swaps is designated as a cash flow hedge of expected future cash flows associated with a forecasted sale of auto leases. These transactions are subject to FAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” At September 30, 2006, the unrealized loss, net of taxes, recorded in other comprehensive income totaled $0.6 million.

The following table summarizes our derivative financial instruments as of September 30, 2006:


Notional Amount		Fair Value			Variable Rate	Fixed Rate
(dollars in thousands)
$	159,277	$	(855	)	One-month LIBOR	5.043% to 5.571	%
	25,000		458		Three-month LIBOR	3.935	%
	25,000		742		Three-month LIBOR	4.083	%

$	209,277	$	345

Vehicle Leasing Residual Value Risk

In an effort to manage the vehicle residual value risk arising from the auto leasing business of Hann and our affiliate banks, Hann and the banks have entered into arrangements with Auto Lenders pursuant to which Hann or a bank, as applicable, effectively transferred to Auto Lenders all residual value risk of its respective auto lease portfolio, and all residual value risk on any new leases originated over the term of the applicable agreement. Auto Lenders, which was formed in 1990, is a used-vehicle remarketer with four retail locations in New Jersey and has access to various wholesale facilities throughout the country. Under these arrangements, Auto Lenders agrees to purchase the beneficial interest in all vehicles returned by the obligors at the scheduled expiration of the related leases for a purchase price equal to the stated residual value of such vehicles. Stated residual values of new leases are set in accordance with the standards approved in advance by Auto Lenders. Under a servicing agreement with Auto Lenders, Hann also agrees to make monthly guaranty payments to Auto Lenders based upon a negotiated schedule covering a three-year period. At the end of each year, the servicing agreement may be renewed by the mutual agreement of the parties for an additional one-year term, beyond the current three-year term, subject to renegotiation of the payments for the additional year. During the renewal process, we periodically obtain competitive quotes from third parties to determine the best remarketing and/or residual guarantee alternatives for Hann and our bank affiliates.

Securitizations and Off-Balance Sheet Financings

The following table summarizes the components of loans and leases serviced:


	As of September 30, 2006		As of September 30, 2005
	(dollars in thousands)
Lease Securitization Transactions*	$	688,665	$	631,400
Home Equity Loan Securitization Transactions*		504,226		0
Agency Arrangements and Lease Sales*		169,688		443,895
Sale-Leaseback Transactions*		78,705		99,309
Leases and Loans Held in Portfolio		5,517,513		5,334,008

Total Leases and Loans Serviced	$	6,958,797	$	6,508,612

*	Off-balance sheet

Securitization Transactions

We use the securitization of financial assets as a source of funding and a means to manage capital. Hann and the banking subsidiaries sell beneficial interests in automobile leases and related vehicles and home equity loans to qualified special purpose entities (each a “QSPE”). These transactions are accounted for as sales under the guidelines of FAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125),” and a net gain or loss is recognized at the time of the initial sale.

The QSPEs then issue beneficial interests in the form of senior and subordinated asset-backed securities backed or collateralized by the assets sold to the QSPEs. The senior classes of the asset-basked securities typically receive investment grade credit ratings at the time of issuance. These ratings are generally achieved through the creation of lower-rated subordinated classes of asset-backed securities, as well as subordinated interests retained by Susquehanna.

Excess cash flows represent the cash flows from the underlying assets less distributions of cash flows to beneficial interest holders in accordance with the distribution priority requirements of the transaction. We, as servicer, distribute to third party beneficial interest holders contracted returns. We retain the right to remaining cash flows after distributions to third-party beneficial interest holders. The cash flows are discounted to present value and recorded as interest-only strips. The resulting interest-only strips are subordinate to the rights of each of the third party beneficial interest holders. We estimate the fair value of these interest-only strips based on the present value of future expected cash flows, using management’s estimate of the key assumptions regarding credit losses, prepayment speeds, and discount rates commensurate with the risks involved at the time assets are sold to the applicable QSPE and adjusted quarterly based on changes in these key economic risk factors. Based upon the table in the “Securitization Activity” footnote, we believe that any adverse change of 20% in the key economic assumptions would not have a significant effect on the fair value of our interest-only strips.

For additional information concerning the accounting policies for measuring the interest-only strips, the characteristics of the securitization transactions, including the gain or loss from sale, and the key assumptions used in measuring the fair value of the interest-only strips, see “Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” under the captions “Asset Securitizations” and “Recorded Interests in Securitized Assets” to the financial statements appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, and “Note 11, Securitization Activity” to the financial statements appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Summary of 2006 Securitization Transactions

Home Equity Loans

In September 2006, one of our banking subsidiaries, Susquehanna Bank PA, entered into a term securitization transaction of fixed-rate home mortgage loans and adjustable-rate home equity line of credit loans (the “September 2006 transaction”). Some of the loans sold were originated by two of our other banking subsidiaries, Susquehanna Bank and Susquehanna Patriot Bank, and sold to Susquehanna Bank PA immediately prior to the closing of the securitization. In connection with the September 2006 transaction, Susquehanna Bank PA sold a portfolio of fixed-rate home equity loans with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $238.0 million and a portfolio of adjustable-rate home equity line of credit loans (“HELOCs”) with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $111.4 million to a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary (the “Transferor”). In the transaction documents for the September 2006 transaction, Susquehanna Bank PA provides, among other things, representations and warranties with respect to the home equity loans transferred. In the event that any such representations and warranties were materially untrue with respect to any assets when transferred, the affected loans must be repurchased by Susquehanna Bank PA. We provide a guaranty of such repurchase obligation. The Transferor sold the portfolio acquired from Susquehanna Bank PA to a newly-formed statutory trust (the “Issuer”). The equity interests of the Issuer (other than a non-economic interest representing tax ownership of the securitized fixed-rate home equity loan portfolio) are owned by the Transferor. The Transferor financed the purchase of the portfolio of home equity loans from Susquehanna Bank PA primarily through the issuance by the Issuer of $345.2 million of floating-rate asset-backed notes to third-party investors. In connection with the securitization, Susquehanna retained servicing responsibilities for the loans.

A portion of the home equity line of credit loans, which generally accrue interest at a variable rate, include a feature that permits the obligor to “convert” all or a portion of the loan from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. The maximum dollar amount of the portfolio balances sold in the September 2006 transaction which is subject to this conversion feature was $72.0 million at the transaction cut-off date. During the draw period, the obligor may request that Susquehanna establish fixed-rate repayment terms for an amount not to exceed the then outstanding balance under the credit line. Requests must be for amounts which do not exceed the credit limit, and no event of default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the request. We complete all required underwriting at the time of origination and no additional underwriting occurs at the time the obligor exercises the fixed-rate conversion feature. The credit limit will include credit advances under the credit line and outstanding balances under the previously requested fixed-rate repayments. The minimum fixed-rate repayment request is three thousand dollars. The obligor may elect to submit fixed-rate repayment requests at any time during the draw period. The obligor is limited to three fixed-rate repayment schedules at any time. The reason for permitting the conversion feature is to be competitive in our marketplace, as many other financial institutions offer this feature.

In the September 2006 transaction, one class of the Issuer’s floating-rate asset-backed notes was backed by variable-rate HELOCs. However, approximately 70.5% of the HELOCs as of the cut-off date for the transaction included a feature that permits the obligor to “convert” all or a portion of the outstanding balance from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. If a significant portion of obligors elected to fix the rate of interest on their mortgage loans, then the Issuer might have insufficient funds to make payments on the floating-rate notes backed by the HELOCs as rates increase beyond the rate of the fixed-rate loans. To mitigate the effect of this remote risk, the external parties involved in structuring the September 2006 Transaction and Susquehanna worked together to formulate a solution acceptable to the parties. The parties determined that the Issuer’s ability to make interest payments on the class of floating-rate notes backed by the HELOCs was unlikely to be materially and adversely affected if the Issuer’s portfolio of HELOCs included up to 10% fixed-rate loans. After that threshold was exceeded, however, Susquehanna Bank PA would be required to repurchase loans with converted balances in an amount not to exceed 10% of the original principal balance of the HELOCs, which is approximately $11.0 million. Under the transaction agreements, Susquehanna Bank PA is neither required nor permitted to repurchase more than 10% of the original principal balance of the converted loans. However, because up to 60.5% of the HELOCs could be held by the Issuer as fixed-rate loans in excess of the 10% threshold acceptable to the parties, the Issuer entered into an interest rate protection agreement with Susquehanna structured in accordance with SFAS 140 paragraph 40 to protect the third-party beneficial interest holders above the 10% threshold. The interest rate protection agreement counterparty is Susquehanna and provides the Issuer with an additional source of funds to make payments on the floating-rate notes if the floating rate exceeds the fixed rates of the loans for which the related obligors have exercised their fixed-rate conversion feature.

Based on our historical experience with home equity lines of credit with the conversion feature, we determined that it was highly unlikely that more than 10% of the HELOCs held by the Issuer would be converted by the related obligors from variable-rate to fixed-rate obligations. This conclusion is based in part on our experience with HELOCs that have conversion features, which tend to be converted by obligors from variable rate to fixed rate within the first three-to-six months after origination. The securitized pool, at the time the loans were transferred to the Issuer, was generally seasoned more than six months. Further, we determined that it is highly unlikely that we will have any liability under the interest rate protection agreement provided for in the transaction agreements because we believe that, based upon historical experience and business understanding of obligor behavior, less than 10% of the HELOCs will be converted by the related obligors to fixed-rate loans. The estimated maximum cost and fair value to Susquehanna of complying with the interest rate protection discussed above is considered de minimus.

This transaction was accounted for as a sale under FAS No. 140. For additional information concerning the initial valuation of retained interests, please see the footnote to the financial statements entitled “Securitization Activity.” The gain recognized in this transaction was $8.2 million. The initial interest-only strips recorded for this transaction were $18.5 million, and the fair value of these interest-only strips at September 30, 2006, was $18.5 million.

Leases

In March 2006, each of our wholly owned commercial and retail banking subsidiaries (each, a “Sponsor Subsidiary”) entered into a term securitization transaction (the “2006 transaction”). In connection with the 2006 transaction, each Sponsor Subsidiary sold and contributed the beneficial interest in a portfolio of automobile leases and related vehicles to a separate wholly owned QSPE (each QSPE a “Transferor” and, collectively the “Transferors”). Collectively, the Sponsor Subsidiaries sold and contributed the beneficial interest in $356.1 million in automobile leases and related vehicles to the Transferors. However, the transaction documents for the 2006 transaction provide, among other things, that any assets that failed to meet the eligibility requirements when transferred by the applicable Sponsor Subsidiary must be repurchased by such Sponsor Subsidiary. Each Transferor sold and contributed the portfolio acquired from the related Sponsor Subsidiary to a newly formed statutory trust (the “Issuer”). The equity interests of the Issuer are owned pro rata by the Transferors (based on the value of the portfolio conveyed by each Transferor to the Issuer). The Transferors financed the purchases of the beneficial interests from the Sponsor Subsidiaries primarily through the issuance by the Issuer of $311.9 million of fixed-rate asset-backed notes to third-party investors. The Issuer also issued $10.5 million of notes, which will be retained pro rata by the Transferors in the same ratio as the Transferors retain the equity interests of the Issuer.

This transaction was accounted for as a sale under FAS No. 140. For additional information concerning the initial valuation of retained interests, please see the footnote to the financial statements entitled “Securitization Activity.” The gain recognized in this transaction was $1.9 million. The initial recorded interest-only strip for this transaction was $0.7 million, and the fair value of this interest-only strip at September 30, 2006, was $0.8.

Summary of Securitization Transactions in Prior Reporting Periods

HELOCs

In December 2005, one of our banking subsidiaries, Susquehanna Bank PA, entered into a term securitization transaction of HELOCs (the “2005 HELOC transaction”). Some of the loans sold were originated by two of our other banking subsidiaries, Susquehanna Bank and Susquehanna Patriot Bank, and sold to Susquehanna Bank PA immediately prior to the closing of the securitization. In connection with the 2005 HELOC transaction, Susquehanna Bank PA sold a portfolio of loans with an aggregate total of approximately $239.8 million to a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary (the “Transferor”). In the transaction documents for the 2005 HELOC transaction Susquehanna Bank PA provides, among other things, representations and warranties with respect to the home equity loans transferred. In the event that any such representations and warranties were materially untrue with respect to any assets when transferred, the affected loans must be repurchased by Susquehanna Bank PA. We provide a guaranty of such repurchase obligation. The Transferor sold the portfolio acquired from Susquehanna Bank PA to a newly formed statutory trust (the “Issuer”). The equity interests of the Issuer are owned by the Transferor. The Transferor financed the purchase of the portfolio of HELOCs from Susquehanna Bank PA primarily through the issuance by the Issuer of $239.8 million of floating-rate asset-backed notes to third-party investors. In connection with the securitization, Susquehanna retained servicing responsibilities for the loans.

Some of the HELOCs, which generally accrue interest at a variable rate, include a feature that permits the obligor to “convert” all or a portion of the loan from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. Specifically, during the draw period, the obligor may request that the Company establish fixed-rate repayment terms for an amount not to exceed the then outstanding balance under the credit line. Requests must be for amounts which do not exceed the credit limit, and no event of default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the request. The Company completes all required underwriting at the time of origination and no additional underwriting occurs at the time the obligor exercises the fixed- rate conversion feature. The credit limit will include credit advances under the credit line and outstanding balances under the previously requested fixed-rate repayments. The minimum fixed-rate repayment request is three thousand dollars. The obligor may elect to submit fixed-rate repayment requests at any time during the draw period. The obligor is limited to three fixed-rate repayment schedules at any time. The reason for permitting the conversion feature is to be competitive in the Company’s marketplace as many other financial institutions offer this feature, and the maximum dollar amount of the portfolio balances sold which is subject to this conversion feature was $84.7 million at the transaction cut-off date.

Under the transaction documents for the 2005 HELOC transaction, if the aggregate principal balance of loans converted to fixed-rate loans exceeds 10% of the outstanding aggregate principal balance of the portfolio, then Susquehanna Bank PA is required to repurchase converted loans in excess of this 10% threshold until the aggregate principal balance of loans repurchased by Susquehanna Bank PA for this reason is equal to 10% of the original principal balance of the loans. If, after giving effect to any repurchase by Susquehanna Bank PA of loans with converted balances, the aggregate principal balance of fixed-interest-rate loans exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the portfolio, then an interest rate protection agreement between the Issuer and Susquehanna becomes operative. Under the interest rate protection agreement, the Issuer will be obligated to make fixed payments, which will be based on the fixed rates of the converted mortgage loans, and we will be obligated to make floating payments, which will be based on the indices of the variable-rate mortgage loans. We do not expect to repurchase any converted loans nor enter into any interest rate protection agreements.

In this transaction, the Issuer issued floating-rate asset-backed notes to third-party investors, which were backed by variable-rate HELOCs. However, approximately 35.35% of the loans as of the cut-off date for the transaction included a feature that permits the obligor to “convert” all or a portion of the outstanding balance from a variable interest rate to a fixed interest rate. If a significant portion of obligors elected to fix the rate of interest on their mortgage loans, then the Issuer might have insufficient funds to make payments on the floating-rate notes as rates increase beyond the rate of the fixed-rate loans. To mitigate the effect of this remote risk, the external parties involved in structuring the 2005 HELOC Transaction and Susquehanna worked together to formulate a solution acceptable to the parties. The parties determined that the Issuer’s ability to make interest payments on the floating-rate notes was unlikely to be materially and adversely affected if the Issuer’s assets included up to 10% fixed-rate loans. After that threshold was exceeded, however, Susquehanna Bank PA would be required to repurchase loans with converted balances in an amount not to exceed 10% of the original principal balance of the HELOCs, which is approximately $24.0 million. (Under the transaction agreements, Susquehanna Bank PA is neither required nor permitted to repurchase more than 10% of the original principal balance of the converted loans.) However, because up to 15.35% of loans could be held by the Issuer as fixed-rate loans in excess of the 10% threshold acceptable to the parties, the Issuer entered into an interest rate protection agreement with us structured in accordance with FAS No. 140, paragraph 40, to protect the third-party beneficial interest holders, above the 10% threshold. The interest rate protection agreement counterparty is Susquehanna, and the agreement provides the issuer with an additional source of funds to make payments on the floating-rate notes if the floating-rate exceeds the fixed-rates of the loans for which the related obligor have exercised their fixed-rate conversion feature. Our estimated maximum cost of complying with the interest rate protection is considered de minimus.

This transaction was accounted for as a sale under FAS No. 140. For additional information concerning the initial valuation of retained interests, please see the footnote to the financial statements entitled “Securitization Activity.” The gain recognized in this transaction was $6.6 million. The initial recorded interest-only strips for this transaction were $8.0 million, and the fair value of these interest-only strips at September 30, 2006, was $8.7 million.

Leases

In March 2005, each of our wholly owned commercial and retail banking subsidiaries entered into a term securitization transaction (the “2005 transaction”). In connection with the 2005 transaction, each Sponsor Subsidiary sold and contributed the beneficial interest in a portfolio of automobile leases and related vehicles to a separate wholly owned QSPE. Collectively, the Sponsor Subsidiaries sold and contributed the beneficial interest in $366.8 million in automobile leases and related vehicles to the Transferors. However, the transaction documents for the 2005 transaction provide, among other things, that any assets that failed to meet the eligibility requirements when transferred by the applicable Sponsor Subsidiary must be repurchased by such Sponsor Subsidiary. Each Transferor

sold and contributed the portfolio acquired from the related Sponsor Subsidiary to a newly formed statutory trust (the “Issuer”). The equity interests of the Issuer are owned pro rata by the Transferors (based on the value of the portfolio conveyed by each Transferor to the Issuer). The Transferors financed the purchases of the beneficial interests from the Sponsor Subsidiaries primarily through the issuance by the Issuer of $329.4 million of fixed-rate asset-backed notes to third-party investors. The Issuer also issued $11.1 million of notes, which will be retained pro rata by the Transferors in the same ratio as the Transferors retain the equity interests of the Issuer. These notes, which do not bear interest, have been rated by independent rating agencies and have a final maturity date of February 14, 2012. We have retained the notes because the interest rate required to sell them was too high in comparison to the associated risk.

We have retained the right to service the leases; however, no servicing asset or liability was recognized because the expected servicing costs are approximately equal to servicing fee income, which approximates current market value. In addition, we retained equity certificates of the Issuer initially totaling $23.6 million.

This transaction was accounted for as a sale under FAS No. 140. For additional information concerning the initial valuation of retained interests, please see the footnote to the financial statements entitled “Securitization Activity.” The gain recognized in this transaction was $2.8 million. The initial recorded interest-only strip for this transaction was $2.3 million, and the fair value of this interest-only strip at September 30, 2006, was $1.2 million.

Late in the third quarter of 2004, Hann entered into a revolving securitization transaction (the “2004 transaction”). In connection with this transaction, Hann sells and contributes beneficial interests in automobile leases and related vehicles to a wholly owned QSPE. From time to time, the QSPE may purchase the beneficial interests in additional automobile leases and related vehicles from Hann. Transfers to the QSPE are accounted for as sales under the guidelines of FAS No. 140. The QSPE finances the purchases by borrowing funds in an amount up to $200.0 million from a non-related, asset-backed commercial paper issuer (the “lender”). There were no transfers made to the QSPE during the first nine months of 2006. Neither Hann nor Susquehanna provides recourse for credit losses. However, the QSPE’s obligation to pay Hann the servicing fee each month is subordinate to the QSPE’s obligation to pay interest, principal and fees due on the loans. Therefore, if the QSPE suffers credit losses on its assets, it may have insufficient funds to pay the servicing fee to Hann. Additionally, if an early amortization event were to occur under the QSPE’s loan agreement, Hann, as servicer, would not receive payments of the servicing fee until all interest, principal and fees due on the loans have been paid (although the servicing fee will continue to accrue). Pursuant to the loan agreement for the 2004 transaction, an early amortization event would occur if, among other things, the portfolio failed to meet certain performance tests, or if the QSPE were to breach a material representation, warranty or covenant, or were to become insolvent.

In connection with the transaction, Susquehanna has entered into a back-up servicing agreement pursuant to which it has agreed to service the automobile leases and related vehicles beneficially owned by the QSPE if Hann is terminated as servicer. If Susquehanna were appointed servicer, it would receive a servicing fee each month.

The debt issued in the revolving securitization transaction will bear a floating rate of interest and the securitized portfolio accrues interest at a fixed rate. Under the 2004 transaction, on each monthly payment date, if (1) the weighted average fixed interest rate of the securitized portfolio is less than the minimum required portfolio yield, and (2) the amount on deposit in the yield supplement account is less than the targeted portfolio yield, then payments will begin under the interest rate hedge agreement established with the administrator pursuant to the loan documents. The interest rate hedge protects the third party beneficial interest holders from interest rate fluctuations and is structured in accordance with paragraph 40 of SFAS 140. The aggregate notional amount of the QSPE’s interest rate hedge as of any date will be calculated to equal the expected amortization of the outstanding loan amount on such date. The targeted portfolio yield is calculated on each monthly payment date using a formula specified in the loan documents that takes into account the aggregate outstanding lease balance of the portfolio, the weighted average remaining life of the portfolio, the weighted average fixed-interest rate of the portfolio assets and the minimum required portfolio yield. The minimum required portfolio yield is calculated on each monthly payment date using a formula specified in the loan documents that takes into account the cost of funds, the average swap rate and servicing and administration fees paid by the QSPE, together with the level of excess spread required by the lender. The yield supplement account exists as a reserve account to provide the QSPE with an additional source of funds in circumstances where the yield on the portfolio assets is less than the minimum required portfolio yield.

Events of default include, among other things, failure of the hedge to be maintained. Upon such an occurrence, the lender could accelerate the principal of the loans and the collateral agent, on behalf of the lender and other secured parties, could exercise standard remedies of a secured creditor, such as seizing and selling the collateral. We do not foresee any reasonable circumstance where the QSPE would not be able to maintain the interest rate hedge and thereby trigger an event of default under the loan documents.

The transaction documents for the 2004 revolving transaction contain several requirements, obligations, liabilities, provisions and consequences, including early amortization events, which become applicable upon, among other conditions, the failure of the sold portfolio to meet certain performance tests measured on a monthly basis relating to losses, delinquencies, vehicle turn-in rates, and residual values. The transaction documents also provide that any assets that failed to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in such transaction documents at the time such assets were transferred to the QSPE must be repurchased by Hann and reallocated to Hann’s beneficial interest in the Origination Trust.

This transaction was accounted for as a sale under FAS No. 140. For additional information concerning the initial valuation of retained interests, please see the footnote to the financial statements entitled “Securitization Activity.” The gain recognized in this transaction was $0.6 million. The fair value of the interest-only strip at September 30, 2006, was $0.3

In July 2003, Hann entered into a term securitization transaction (the “2003 transaction”). In this transaction, Hann sold and contributed the beneficial interest in $239.5 million in automobile leases and related vehicles to a wholly owned QSPE. The QSPE financed the purchase of the beneficial interest primarily by issuing $233.0 million of asset-backed notes.

In September 2006, Hann, as servicer, issued a clean-up call for this transaction and recorded $12.3 million in lease receivables.

During the third quarter of 2002, Hann entered into a revolving securitization transaction and sold and contributed beneficial interests in automobile leases and related vehicles to a wholly owned QSPE. From time to time, the QSPE may purchase the beneficial interests in additional automobile leases and related vehicles from Hann. Transfers to the QSPE are accounted for as sales under the guidelines of FAS No. 140. The QSPE finances the purchases by borrowing funds in an amount up to $250.0 million from a non-related, asset-backed commercial paper issuer (a “lender”); however, the lender is not committed to make loans to the QSPE. Neither Hann nor Susquehanna provides recourse for credit losses. However, the QSPE’s obligation to pay Hann the servicing fee each month is subordinate to the QSPE’s obligation to pay interest, principal and fees due on the loans. Therefore, if the QSPE suffers credit losses on its assets, it may have insufficient funds to pay the servicing fee to Hann. Additionally, if an early amortization event were to occur under the QSPE’s loan agreement, Hann, as servicer, will not receive payments of the servicing fee until all interest, principal and fees due on the loans have been paid (although the servicing fee will continue to accrue). Pursuant to the loan agreement for the 2002 transaction, an early amortization event would occur if, among other things, the portfolio failed to meet certain performance tests, or if the QSPE were to breach a material representation, warranty or covenant, or were to become insolvent.

The debt issued in the revolving securitization transaction bears a floating rate of interest and the securitized portfolio accrues interest at a fixed rate. Under the 2002 transaction, on each monthly payment date, if the weighted average fixed interest rate of the securitized portfolio is less than the minimum required portfolio yield, then payments will begin under the interest rate hedge agreement required to be entered into with the administrator pursuant to the loan documents. The interest rate hedge protects the third party beneficial interest holders from interest rate fluctuations and is structured in accordance with paragraph 40 of FAS No. 140. The aggregate notional amount of the QSPE’s interest rate hedge as of any date will be calculated to equal the expected amortization of the outstanding loan amount on such date. The minimum required portfolio yield is calculated on each monthly payment date using a formula specified in the loan document that takes into account the cost of funds, the average swap rate and servicing and administration fees paid by the QSPE, together with the level of excess spread required by the lender.

Events of default included, among other things, failure of the hedge to be maintained. Upon such an occurrence, the lender could accelerate the principal of the loans and the collateral agent, on behalf of the lender and other secured parties, could exercise standard remedies of a secured creditor, such as seizing and selling the collateral. We do not foresee any reasonable circumstance where the QSPE would not be able to maintain the interest rate hedge and thereby trigger an event of default under the loan documents.

The transaction documents for the 2002 revolving transaction contain several requirements, obligations, liabilities, provisions and consequences, including early amortization events, which become applicable upon, among other conditions, the failure of the sold portfolio to meet certain performance tests measured on a monthly basis relating to losses, delinquencies, vehicle turn-in rates, and residual values. The transaction documents also provide that any assets that failed to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in such transaction documents at the time such assets were transferred to the QSPE must be repurchased by Hann and reallocated to Hann’s beneficial interest in the Origination Trust.

This transaction was accounted for as a sale under FAS No. 140. For additional information concerning the initial valuation of retained interests, please see the footnote to the financial statements entitled “Securitization Activity.” The gain recognized in this transaction was $5.2 million. At September 30, 2006, the associated interest-only strip had been fully amortized.

Agency Agreements and Lease Sales

Agency arrangements and lease sales generally occur on economic terms similar to vehicle lease terms and generally result in no accounting gains or losses to Hann and no retention of credit, residual value, or interest rate risk with respect to the sold assets. Agency arrangements involve the origination and servicing by Hann of automobile leases for other financial institutions, and lease sales involve the sale of previously originated leases (with servicing retained) to other financial institutions. Hann generally is entitled to receive all of the administrative fees collected from obligors, a servicing fee and, in the case of agency arrangements, an origination fee per lease. Lease sales are generally accounted for as sales under FAS No. 140.

During the second quarter of 2002, Hann entered into an agency arrangement. In connection with that arrangement, we entered into an agreement under which we guarantee Auto Lenders’ performance of its obligations to the new agency client (the “Residual Interest Agreement”). Auto Lenders has agreed to purchase leased vehicles in the agency client’s portfolio at the termination of the leases for the full residual value of those vehicles. In the event the agency client incurs any losses, costs or expenses as a result of any failure of Auto Lenders to perform this purchase obligation, we will compensate the agency client for any final liquidation losses with respect to such leased vehicle. However, our liability is limited to 12% of the maximum aggregate residual value of all leases purchased by the agency client. At September 30, 2006, the total residual value of the vehicles in the portfolio for this transaction was $2.9 million, and our maximum obligation under the Residual Interest Agreement at September 30, 2006, was $0.3 million. We have evaluated this obligation under FIN 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others – an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34” and FAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies” and have determined that no liability exists at September 30, 2006.

Sale-Leaseback Transaction

In December 2000, Hann sold and contributed the beneficial interest in $190 million of automobiles and related auto leases owned by the Origination Trust to a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary (the “Lessee”). The Lessee sold such beneficial interests to a lessor (the “Lessor”), and the Lessor in turn leased the beneficial interests in the automobiles and auto leases back to the Lessee under a Master Lease Agreement that has an eight-year term. For accounting purposes, the sale-leaseback transaction between the Lessee and the Lessor is treated as a sale and an operating lease and qualifies as a sale and leaseback under FAS No. 13. The Lessor held the beneficial interest in vehicles and auto leases with a remaining balance of approximately $78.7 million at September 30, 2006. To support its obligations under the Master Lease Agreement, at closing the Lessee pledged the beneficial interest in an additional $43.0 million of automobile leases and related vehicles, which were also sold or contributed to the Lessee. At September 30, 2006, the beneficial interest in additional automobile leases and related vehicles pledged by the Lessee was $41.3 million.

Under the Master Lease Agreement, the Lessee has an early buyout option on January 14, 2007 (the “EBO Date”) under which the Lessee can repurchase all, but not less than all, of the beneficial interests in leases and related vehicles. If the option is exercised, the Lessee will pay to the Lessor the purchase price under the early buyout option (the “EBO Price”). The EBO Price may, at the Lessee’s option, be payable either 100% on the EBO Date or, if our senior unsecured long-term debt rating on the EBO Date is at least Baa2 (and not on negative credit watch with negative implications) by Moody’s and BBB by Standard & Poor’s (and not on credit watch with negative implications) and certain other conditions are met, in installments. The Lessee must also pay the out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including all transfer taxes and legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Lessor, the trustees and their affiliates in connection with such purchase.

During the third quarter of 2006, we notified the Lessor of our intention to exercise the early buyout option, effective January 14, 2007.

Summary of Susquehanna’s Potential Exposure under Off-Balance Sheet Vehicle Lease Financings as of September 30, 2006.

Sale-Leaseback Transaction

Under the existing sale-leaseback transaction, we guarantee certain obligations of the Lessee, which is a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary of Hann. If we fail to maintain our investment-grade senior unsecured long-term debt ratings, then we must obtain a $35.2 million letter of credit from an eligible financial institution for the benefit of the equity participants in the transaction to secure our obligations under the guarantee. We also have obtained from a third party an $8.0 million letter of credit for the benefit of an equity participant if we fail to make payments under the guarantee.

Additionally, as discussed above, the transaction documents contain several requirements, obligations, liabilities, provisions, and consequences that become applicable upon the occurrence of an Early Amortization Event, as described above. The precise amount of the termination and other related payments is subject to a great deal of variability and depends significantly on future interest rates, the sales proceeds for the respective vehicles, the termination dates at which consumer leases terminate, and the length of the remaining term of the Master Lease Agreement at the time of the Early Amortization Event. It is virtually impossible to calculate the amount of the termination payments. Even if an Early Amortization Event were to occur, we would expect that the present value of these payments would not exceed the present value of the rent avoided and tax benefits gained by a material amount. We believe that the occurrence of any Early Amortization Event is remote.

At the end of the lease term under the Master Lease Agreement, the Lessee has agreed to act as a remarketing agent for the Lessor if the Lessor decides to sell the beneficial interest in the leases and related vehicles. The Lessee has agreed that if the aggregate net proceeds of such sale are less then the Lease End Value of the beneficial interest in the leases and related vehicles at that time, the Lessee will pay to the Lessor the excess, if any, of the Lease End Value over the aggregate net proceeds of such sale. If the leases and related vehicles were to be worthless at such time, the maximum exposure to Susquehanna and its subsidiaries under these provisions would be $38 million.

Agency Agreements and Lease Sales

Under the agency arrangements, our maximum obligation under the Residual Interest Agreement at September 30, 2006 was $0.3 million. We have evaluated this obligation under FIN 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others – an interpretation of FASB Statements No. 5, 57, and 107 and rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34” and FAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies” and have determined that no liability exists at September 30, 2006.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Susquehanna’s management, with the participation of Susquehanna’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of Susqehanna’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report have been designed and are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Susquehanna believes that a control system, no matter how well disigned and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all controls issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

(b) Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

No change in Susquehanna’s internal control financial reporting occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Susquehanna’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

There are no material proceedings to which Susquehanna or any of our subsidiaries are a party or by which, to Susquehanna’s knowledge, we, or any of our subsidiaries, are threatened. All legal proceedings presently pending or threatened against Susquehanna or our subsidiaries involve routine litigation incidental to our business or that of the subsidiary involved and are not material in respect to the amount in controversy.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

The only material change in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 is that the risk factor entitled “If we are unable to complete our pending merger with Minotola, or we are unable to successfully integrate operations or achieve the anticipated cost saving relating to the integration of our operations, we may experience significant charges to earnings that may adversely affect our stock price, operating results and financial condition” is no longer applicable.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None

Item 5. Other Information.

None

Item 6. Exhibits.

The Exhibits filed as part of this report are as follows:


31.1		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Executive Officer

31.2		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Financial Officer

32		Section 1350 Certifications

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.

November 8, 2006		/s/ William J. Reuter
		William J. Reuter
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

November 8, 2006		/s/ Drew K. Hostetter
		Drew K. Hostetter
		Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Numbers		Description and Method of Filing
31.1		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Executive Officer

31.2		Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by Chief Financial Officer

32		Section 1350 Certifications